Cheap/free ways to meet people and make friends!

Sugar_Coated_Owl

Well done mumoftwins x

Phil_rich

Wow, I didn't realise how common this issue was. I am in the same situation, my family (wife and 3 sons, 2, 4, 6) moved 100 miles from our home town for work reasons 18 months ago and I am still waiting to make any new friends close or otherwise. With working from home, self-employed (as the new job we moved for didn't work out) and having 3 young children sometimes I dont leave the house for 3 or 4 days. We live out of town so going for a walk around the block isnt an option as there are just cows out here.
Also, I am now very nervous of groups of 'stranger' I just can bring myself to join in the chatter when I do go the school or other kids clubs. I just dont think I have anything interesting to say or add to a conversation as I dont have any experiences anymore so stay in the background.

Sorry to go on, think I needed to get it off my chest as I dont have anyone to talk to. My wife is great, she has many new friends through toddle and baby groups so is out most days but she suffers from PND (prescribed a varient of prozac) from son 3 so some days she just cant 'get going' which makes me keep my feeling hidden as I cannot let myself be another worry for her.
Thats all from me as its getting late, or is that early?! Either way bed is calling and kids will be up at 6.30. As you can see, I dont sleep much.
PDR

Wellyboots6

Hi Phil_rich,

Does your wife's friends have other halves that you could get to know? I know it isn't easy!

Wellyboots6

Seem to have lost my motivation again. It's so hard to make a change to the way you do things and to stick to it!

Sugar_Coated_Owl

I've lost a friend suddenly (suicide) another is very unwell (psych. hospital) and another keeps taking overdoses and running away from hospital. We had planned to meet up at the end of the month but I'm doubtful as to whether it will happen.

I've not made a single friend since I last posted on here.

On the positive, I might be going to The Cassel Hospital so there is a chance to make friends and socialise. Very nervous but it would probably be good for me.

Rochdale_Guy

This thread is so sad, it's horrible to think of so many people feeling and being alone

SailorSam

When you were kids it was just a case of going outside and saying to other kids "can i be your friend"
I don't think that works as you get older.

juliethemuse

SailorSam wrote: »

When you were kids it was just a case of going outside and saying to other kids "can i be your friend"
I don't think that works as you get older.

No, you would get some very strange looks.:D

I havent got any friends either. the trouble I have is that people think I'm stuck up when its not at all, its shyness .

big5

katy721 wrote: »

Did you get along to the picnic?

Oops, didn't reply to this from ages ago! :embarasse

I didn't go to the Meetup picnic as one of our neighbours decided to thrown a last minute Jubilee party on the same day, so I went to that instead and met a whole bunch of people there. I have been to a couple of other Meetup events though, and got a dog from the local rescue centre last month so we've been meeting lots of people and dogs at the park.

Not made any 'proper friends' yet, but the dog's giving me the confidence to talk to new people (even if it's just to apologise for her jumping all over them!).

SailorSam

juliethemuse wrote: »

No, you would get some very strange looks.:D

I havent got any friends either. the trouble I have is that people think I'm stuck up when its not at all, its shyness .

And the people you know who aren't shy make you feel worse when they say 'just go out by yourself and talk to people'
That's the beauty of the Internet, at least you can just go out and 'talk' to people even when you are shy.