Posted by Susan J on March 23, 2004, at 14:44:14
In reply to I'm Lonely!, posted by tabitha on March 22, 2004, at 22:07:49
Don't be lonely. :-( But I know the feeling well. I lost my best friend to marriage in 98. Don't get that really, why did she hang out almost weekly with me, sometimes bringing her fiancee, only to disappear right after her wedding, literally? Anyway, so I started hanging out with the women in my boyfriend's gang. Fine until we broke up. I've spent 2 years cultivating female friendships and it isn't that easy.
I think an ad in the classifieds is a cool idea. I actually found some tennis buddies that way a few years ago. I saw an ad once from a woman who walked around the same lake I do, and I did that for a while. We didn't really click as friends though, but it definitely could happen.
The best thing that happened to me was making a friend who was extremely outgoing and had tons of friends and tons of events to go to. Got me a decent group of friends over the years...
Might be easier to do when your period of feeling lonliness is *gone.* I personally have more energy and confidence when I'm not feeling lonely. Or you could always hang out in MD with me. :-)
poster:Susan J
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