elaine amj
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2012
It IS hard to make friends. I had a rough time as a new mother - I was in a new city and all my (few) friends had moved away around when I had my first birthday. After a year and a half of isolation, I ended up starting a forum for local moms in the same boat I was! It was amazing and really helped me develop those friendships I needed.
Now my kids are teens and I have retracted to a small social circle. I am actively trying to cultivate a few new friendships. While I am a social person, it's sometimes hard to take that first step to inviting someone over for dinner or for an outing. It's always great when I push myself a little harder and do it though.
I do aquafit in the mornings these days and it's filled with seniors who all get really chatty. Many have been coming for years and I can see for many of them, this is a social thing. It's been fun meeting so many new people. Hard to take it beyond the pool though...rather difficult to exchange numbers lol.
Now my kids are teens and I have retracted to a small social circle. I am actively trying to cultivate a few new friendships. While I am a social person, it's sometimes hard to take that first step to inviting someone over for dinner or for an outing. It's always great when I push myself a little harder and do it though.
I do aquafit in the mornings these days and it's filled with seniors who all get really chatty. Many have been coming for years and I can see for many of them, this is a social thing. It's been fun meeting so many new people. Hard to take it beyond the pool though...rather difficult to exchange numbers lol.