Making friends...

[snoopygirl79]

I'm finding that as I get older, I'm finding it harder to make friends. I know I'm only 27 but I was wondering how other people meet people these days.

I've got some friends who I met at university but they live miles away from me now and I know people at work but no one I'd call a good friend.

I've got a DH who I love to bits but sometimes you just need friends aswell!! He works long hours and gets home late so I spend a lot of my time alone so basically get lonely a lot.

I feel like I'm at an in between stage of my life as I've done the studying thing, got married, work full-time and now we're ticking along until we have kids. I don't feel like I fit in anywhere.

Does anyone else feel like this? I'd love to hear from like-minded people, or anyone who can offer advice and maybe we can become friends?!

I sound desperate now but I'm a nice person, honest!!!!

 

[DisneyJo]

Not very helpful but having kids makes you loads of friends also the longer you DIS the more friends you get admittedly virtual ones Have you any hobbies so that you could join clubs? How about night school? It is tough to make true friends and does take time, I moved 120 miles from home at 20 and it has taken many years to feel this is home(I'm now 34!) but now I have lots of friends and several close true friends!

Don't know how much that helps let us know how you get on!

 

[Dimplenose]

I've made most of my adult friends since I've had children and at work. Apart from joining clubs how about becoming a volunteer? I've made good friends as a Brownie leader but there are lots of organisations that need people to help.

Libby

 

[tony64]

You can always come to a dis meet ( must warn you we are all mad.) lot of like minded people ( if you are chatting on here you will fit right in).

 

[emily1982]

I'm 24 and i find it hard as im kinda past the clubbing/getting drunk phase. Alot of the people i went to school with went to a different college then to uni, where as i trained to be a nursery nurse and was working full-time at 18, so when we did meet up i found them difficult to get on with and quite immature. I would say i have 2 friends from school but i hardly ever see them and the only people i socialise with are people from work now and that's not much.

I suppose when your young you do alot of out of school activities which gives u lots of circles of friends, it has kinda sunk in recently that i probably need more friends and im not really sure either, i tend to find now i get on with people older than me, not sure why...i'll be your friend though lol

 

[shellbell]

I have also met most of my friends through work and also some of my closest friends through our DD starting school. Maybe you and DH could go out and join a club or group together, or maybe you could go to the Bingo, Sounds silly but i know lots of people who love the bingo.

 

[tony64]

You lot thinbk you've got it bad.
READ THE TAG!

 

[KayleeUK]

Aww

Work and kids are good ways of making friends as other's here have said. We are all your friends here on the DIS PM me if you want to have a chat.

If you come down to Plymouth, give me a shout and we will have a coffee

 

[jen_uk]

I am in exactly the same position!! I am also 27, married and my friends from uni now mostly live in London, we speak all the time but its just not the same. Ive got friends at work and a few still in the local area but I really miss having loads of mates just down the road from me.

I'll be your friend!!

 

[emily1982]

see we could all be friends

 

[mandymouse]

Hi there

Well we're all a friendly bunch on here, and there's always someone around to chat to, share news with, or listen to you if you feel the need to have a good old rant

Keep an eye out for any DIS-meets, they're great fun and a good way to make new friends who share your love of Disney

Mandy

 

[wils]

I think that you are at the lifestage when you are spending the most time with people that you don't necessarily have the most in common with.

At School, college and Uni your friends are generally at the same stage whereas at work you are mixing with lots of different ages with different backgrounds and different wants.

I was lucky with my first real job. I had some great friends and we had a great social life connected to it too. When I changed job suddenly I felt 100 (I was actually 26!) I was married and wanting to go home to DH as opposed to clubbing, buying a house as opposed to taking a GAP year. Not surprisingly, nice as the people I worked with were, I formed no long term attachments.

We moved up here when DD was 6 months so my local friends have been made either through my kids or DH's work!

There are some truely lovely people on these boards. We obviously all share a love of WDW but our similarities and differences make for interesting conversations and great company. There is always someone around and I hope you'll enjoy being part of the community and make lots of new friends

 

[Danauk]

I was in the same position as you. DH and I moved away from our friends when we finished uni as we had to go where DH got a job. When we moved here we knew no one and were at least an hour away from our closest friends and family. I joined a theatre group and DH helped out at the theatre too so we made many friends there. Our best friends that we made and now do our Disney holidays with my DH met at his work. I do socialise a little with the girls at work, but not often.
I have made friends on here though. Perhaps join a group that you are interested in, maybe that way you will meet a great new friend.

 

[snoopygirl79]

Thanks for all your kind messages and it's a comfort to know that I'm not alone!!

I'll take your advice and see if I can find any clubs etc. that are going on in my local area.

In the meantime, I think I'll hang out on here as there's no better way to make new friends than through a love of Disney!!

 

[tony64]

there's no better way to make new friends than through a love of Disney!!

Keep coming up with lines like that and you'll get a TAG.

 

[natalielongstaff]

Hi there

Well we're all a friendly bunch on here, and there's always someone around to chat to, share news with, or listen to you if you feel the need to have a good old rant

Keep an eye out for any DIS-meets, they're great fun and a good way to make new friends who share your love of Disney

Mandy

this is a great site for making friends, its surprising how soon a virtual friend becomes a real friend as well.
keep hanging around here and life will never be boring

 

[KayleeUK]

In the meantime, I think I'll hang out on here as there's no better way to make new friends than through a love of Disney!!

Hope to see lots more of you here

 

[eyoreaud]

Hi there

We're a nice friendly bunch on here, the advice about joining a club is a good one and bingo is great as well! Perhaps you and your hubby could join something together as well as by yourself, that way you would both be meeting new people.

Hpoe this helps a little

 

[saratogagirl]

hope to see lots more of you, it is good advice about the DIS meets, in the meantime I'll be your virtual friend, everyone on here is friendly x

 

[scottishsue]

You can always come to a dis meet ( must warn you we are all mad.) lot of like minded people ( if you are chatting on here you will fit right in).

I only started on here a couple of months ago and find all these people on here really friendly. Why don't you come along to a chat on a sunday night?
Like Tony says, we are all mad - but we're a friendly bunch !!!

You can be my friend too !! I love chatting and getting to know people.
(And hopefully I'm going to the GGG meet in July) !!