Cheap/free ways to meet people and make friends!

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That's the beauty of the Internet, at least you can just go out and 'talk' to people even when you are shy.

Also, you get to meet people with whom you have interests in common - for instance, aren't there get-togethers for people who use this forum? If you know you have something in common, the ice is already broken!

I am hopeless at making friends face-to-face - I'm not one for small talk... However, I'm a science fiction fan, and was a big X-files fan a few years ago. (Still am ) Got talking to other fans on the 'net, and suddenly found myself in Toronto at a film premiere (nothing famous!) with a group of like minded ladies. I had an amazing time!

Erinnire

I am also struggling to meet people and make friends, I moved about a year ago and have still met no-one. Somedays I can't get out of bed let alone go to any groups.

I also have BPD Sugar coated owl, If you ever want to chat. I struggle to find many English suffers to chat with.

I looked on meetup and there isnt anything near me. There is quite a few WI's though but I don't know if I am abit too young to go though?!

I am starting college part time in September and I cant wait, I am abit nervous about how I will cope with the workload though!

I also found a art & creativity course starting in september for people with mental health issues, So i'm going to go and enrol on that if I can work out the bus timetables to get there.

Tht all still leaves me really lonely and bored in the mean time though! I had a look at learning to knit as there are groups around but I got so frustrated just trying to cast on the bloody yarn that its all just been dumped away in a dark corner never to be touched again lol!

Elsewhere

So, in what area do you live now? Not specific - but maybe which county, so people can make suggestions?

SailorSam

Erinnire wrote: »

I also have BPD Sugar coated owl, If you ever want to chat. I struggle to find many English suffers to chat with.

Erin, what is 'sugar coated owl' ?

Erinnire

SailorSam wrote: »

Erin, what is 'sugar coated owl' ?

The name of a poster a few posts back on the previous page.

Dawning

I thought I'd already posted on this thread right at the beginning but had a quick look and can't find my post so I must have just been lurking.

I have really struggled to make any new friends over the last 10 years, and the friends I had, they've all had big changes in their lives. Two have emigrated and others have moved or we've just grown apart - lost two friends during my divorce. So now I have just one friend who lives quite away from me, she's married and has two young children, works full time and has her hands full. We tend to meet up for coffee once or twice a year, but that's it.

All my life till the past few years, I've always had friends and it's very difficult to cope with feeling so lonely. Weekends are the worst, I usually don't see anyone at all from Friday morning till Monday.
I work from home which can be isolating. I'm divorced, no kids and no close relatives. I live in a village and my nearest meetup groups are about 20 miles away. There are things going on here most of the year but summer is very quiet, all the classes and meetings stop till September. When they start again I'm going to go to Pilates and/or Yoga classes, but even then I notice with these things it's hard to get a conversation going because everyone is in a rush to get away at the end of the class.

Anyway that was a bit of a ramble, sorry!:rotfl:

Thrifty_Sister

So glad I have stumbled on this thread - glad and sad at the same time IYSWIM lol that there are so many people in a similar position.

I am at a bit of a crossroads in my life in sevral ways - relationship, health etc and have lost a lot of my confidence and have decided its time to do something about it. I've also lost a lot of friends through circumstances and need to kick start my life and try to get back some positives rather than dwelling on the negatives. Thats the theory anyway!

It would be lovely if some of us could become friends from here - it could be through mutual interests, circumstances etc so if anybody is interested would they like to pm me telling me a little about themselves. Area in which they live (don't have to be specific just the region would be enough) hobbies, family etc

What do people think?:)

Thrifty_Sister

Dawning wrote: »

I thought I'd already posted on this thread right at the beginning but had a quick look and can't find my post so I must have just been lurking.

I have really struggled to make any new friends over the last 10 years, and the friends I had, they've all had big changes in their lives. Two have emigrated and others have moved or we've just grown apart - lost two friends during my divorce. So now I have just one friend who lives quite away from me, she's married and has two young children, works full time and has her hands full. We tend to meet up for coffee once or twice a year, but that's it.

All my life till the past few years, I've always had friends and it's very difficult to cope with feeling so lonely. Weekends are the worst, I usually don't see anyone at all from Friday morning till Monday.
I work from home which can be isolating. I'm divorced, no kids and no close relatives. I live in a village and my nearest meetup groups are about 20 miles away. There are things going on here most of the year but summer is very quiet, all the classes and meetings stop till September. When they start again I'm going to go to Pilates and/or Yoga classes, but even then I notice with these things it's hard to get a conversation going because everyone is in a rush to get away at the end of the class.

Anyway that was a bit of a ramble, sorry!:rotfl:

Just wanted to say hello :wave:Dawning - your post was quite sad so just wanted to ask if I can be a friend?

SueC_2

Dawning wrote: »

I thought I'd already posted on this thread right at the beginning but had a quick look and can't find my post so I must have just been lurking.

I have really struggled to make any new friends over the last 10 years, and the friends I had, they've all had big changes in their lives. Two have emigrated and others have moved or we've just grown apart - lost two friends during my divorce. So now I have just one friend who lives quite away from me, she's married and has two young children, works full time and has her hands full. We tend to meet up for coffee once or twice a year, but that's it.

All my life till the past few years, I've always had friends and it's very difficult to cope with feeling so lonely. Weekends are the worst, I usually don't see anyone at all from Friday morning till Monday.
I work from home which can be isolating. I'm divorced, no kids and no close relatives. I live in a village and my nearest meetup groups are about 20 miles away. There are things going on here most of the year but summer is very quiet, all the classes and meetings stop till September. When they start again I'm going to go to Pilates and/or Yoga classes, but even then I notice with these things it's hard to get a conversation going because everyone is in a rush to get away at the end of the class.

Anyway that was a bit of a ramble, sorry!:rotfl:

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LisaLou1982

Hi Ladies (and gents!!)

Im going through a similar thing too at the min - feel like im at a bit of a cross roads in my life and need to make some changes!!

I had a look at meetup.com but didnt see anything that i could do (lots of walks etc but ive slipped a disc so no good just now!) but ive joined ladiesnightoutclub.co.uk and have got a meet up at the end of the month so looking forward to that!!

No afiliation with the website but hope it helps someone else too. Free to join for the first meet too x