Finding the right senior chat room for you
Once you’re ready to dive into the world of online chatting all that’s left to do is find a senior chat room and sign up. As we retire and our families move away to start new adventures, you might find you have more time on your hands or want to expand your social circle to find people who share your interests and hobbies or have had similar life experiences that you can relate to.
Trying new things and joining clubs, societies and other groups is a great way to get out there and meet new people, but if you live in a rural area, have restricted mobility or don’t have access to the right transportation or opportunities to socialise in your community, it can be more difficult to connect with others in your age group.
Particularly for over 50s and 60s, the internet is a great way to combat loneliness and meet new friends. Chat rooms offer the opportunity to interact with others and talk about everything from your grandchildren to tips for your garden. The options are nearly endless – online there are thousands of chat rooms to choose from where you can connect with others and share a laugh.
Finding the right chat room for you
The most important thing to remember about chat rooms is that it’s up to you how much or how little you talk about, how long you talk for and what you say. While most high quality websites have checks in place to make sure there are no fake users, it’s important no matter who you’re speaking to or how much you feel you trust them never to share personal information in a chat room, for example your bank details or full address. Being mindful of your own personal safety and security will allow you to enjoy yourself and make the most of your time chatting to new friends.
If you have a special hobby or interest – gardening, collecting, art or literature for example – this is a great way to explore online chatting. Chat rooms with a very specific focus take some of the pressure off because instead of worrying about small talk, you can spend your time discussing the topics you love and connecting with people who share your passions. Once you’re more comfortable, chat rooms made specifically for seniors can help you meet people who you can share anecdotes about your interests, retirement and families with.
The best chat rooms for over 50s and 60s
Once you’re ready to dive into the world of online chatting all that’s left to do is find a chat room and sign up.
The online chat rooms here at Silversurfers emphasise the importance of connecting with people for our general happiness with interesting topic discussion, and are geared specifically at the over 50s, so you’ll be sure to find people in similar walks of life.
Similarly, the chat rooms on Buzz50 make it easy to find chats and discussion forums with other over 50s that interest you. Senior Chatters is another high quality chat website based in the UK, where you can go to chat, create personal blogs and take part in private chatting and private messaging as well as group forums.
To connect with a broader group of people of all ages and backgrounds who share your interests and passions, Yahoo Groups is a very popular service and is easy to use to discuss everything under the sun. Finally, if you’re looking to form offline relationships by meeting people online, try Meetup – this site is specifically designed to help you connect with people in your community to get together and try something new.
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First time I have been in a chat room.
just having a guy friend to talk to, chat online would be better than a tv!!! lol
kids are all grown with families of their own, besides I moved away several years ago 2k in fact. Love the state I picked, you shouldn't pass the chance to visit Oregon.
where are the men that are talkative and interesting?
where are the men that like music, theater, travel, pets, history or science and Christian ????
Moved to the area and don't know where to meet friends.
We are both 67 and retired..
Social activities are also an interest.
local houston area only chat room .Why can't I get one?
Maribel...good day2you!
I've had a couple of almost friends, but they never lasted. I think of a friend as someone I can depend on, and they me. Am I just being really stupid here? Thoughts on this would be appreciated, especially helpful, would be the male perspective. Thanks.
Since my wife died two years ago no-one to talk to. I am a first timer on a chat room and would like to chat to people about anything and everything. Hope everyone is having a great day.
I live in Cape Town , semi retired in my late fifties and would love to chat to people in different parts of the world
I live near Perth in Scotland and would love to chat with people nearby.
Hoping for chat soon with someone over 65, Hoping for friendly chat. I have many interests such as animals, family, camping, kayaking, fishing and enjoying being home. I continue to work part time.
Sending good wishes for everyone to enjoy their day.
I am a retired art teacher , wish to have a chat with whatever going on in your life and mine .
( with women only )
New to this chatting business, so be patient.
Thank you for replying, I'm new and not sure what to do
Just need a chat
to chat, be happy to.
Preferably in St. Helens /Merseyside area.
I do a few days minding my grandchildren which keeps me on my toes.
Love all music- especially Motown and Jazz. But like classic concerts at the Philharmonic also.
Love good food- fair cook.
Have a love affair with Spain and would move there tomorrow if only I could.
Would love to take up tap dancing or salsa..
I am married for over 40 years so am definitely NOT looking for romance!
Email me if you are interested in meeting up . A few people together would be less intimidating.
Looking forward to any replies.
Regards to all silver surfers
would like feedback. Mostly family, an financial. Would like to chat with people who are similar to me (small town, limited income, audio books, how to stretch a dollar, cooking for one, a cat lover, and dealing with being lonesome).
Someone that can make me laugh, and be serious also.
As you are on your own such a lot, it is good to get out to see friends.
I live in an area where there are a lot of farms although I am not involved.
What do you farm.
I have tried buzz and senior chatters, both were not for me am not interested in meeting any one I don't want private chats I prefer a chat room , where is the chat room so far I haven't seen it anywhere, this I find misleading when chat room cant be seen, read comments below seems we are all looking for a chat room, but cant find it
Thank you
Please remove me from your listing , i would stay but only if it was a chat room not private messaging
Where did you go in England? I too have travelled quite a bit mostly far east, Asia and Africa.
How did you find England ( yeah I know, on a map) and the weather. Don't know much about Arizona except that is very hot and desert.
So chat away.
I prefer private chats when i get to know a person
This is where the chatting is happening 🙂
I live in a remote area of Northern California on the Mendocino Coast, a quick walk to the beach. It's lovely. Very sparsely populated. Hard to make friends as everyone seems to be related.
I like making websites. Don't have anything in particular to put on them, but I do enjoy making them. Maybe with friends to look at them it would be more inspiring?
I've just taken up the hobby of making jewelry. So far have only made a pendant and a couple pair of earrings good enough to wear in public.
How about you? What do you love to do for fun?
I live in a little village just outside felixstowe
Blue skies and Sun. .now going to washing machine
I live in Essex
Although still trying to navigate my way around Silversurfers, I'm actually finding it interesting and enjoyable. There is so much happening on this site!
Tell me about yourselves. I don't do Facebook, so probably miss quite a bit. Would love to go abroad for some winter sun but need a companion. Most of my aquaintances are married so unavailable!
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Tell me about yourselves. I don't do Facebook, so probably miss quite a bit. Would love to go abroad for some winter sun but need a companion. Most of my aquaintances are married so unavailable!
anything I care to browse. ?
I am a playwright and actor (nothing famous!) and love literature, the arts and theatre. Would love to chat with like minded people....
New here from California. Looking to chat about life , books dancing, or travel. Or anything else your like to chat about. I have varied interest. NOT a sports fan. Love books/ reading. Motorcycles, dancing,
If you wish to know more, ask.
Frank
I live alone so can't share my sadness when she says hurtful things I do have a silent cry though.
Winter makes it tough because I'm often freezing cold and soaking wet when I eventually arrive. I tell you this because I've cut back on how often I go up there and have been met with upsetting comments about how "most grandparents" would want to spend as much time as possible with the grandchildren!! I've tried to explain because I don't drive, all my appts (hospital etc) that I have to keep, or shopping I travel on public transport so everything takes me longer, I need to come home after a couple of days.
I do have the children come to stay with me for little breaks during the school hols which I love
Needed a little advice.
Been looking after grandaughter since she was nine months old for four days a week,she will be three in Feb.
Told my daughter in November that we need to cut it down to two days as its getting to much for us now as both of us are approaching sixty.
The amount of abuse we received was out of this world she said we only think about ourselves and she just had a new car and because she had gotta pay for nursery now we where being self centered.It broke my heart to hear that,now she wont speak to us or let us have grandaughter at all.Im in prices.
But now nobody can shut me up, I tell people I'm making up for lost time.
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes 🙂
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
I joined Facebook 8 years ago just to stay in contact with family & friends but prefer Twitter on a day to day basis. I'v taken a career break so I'm indulging myself time-wise on the www !
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes
Have been divorced for 20years but love being on my own now. I am a great fan of Scotland. I visit twice a year. Isle of Mull(its beauty takes my breath away) and Aberfoyle for winter breaks and walking. I have been retired for 5 years.
I have 2 adult children 3 grandchildren and4 great grandchildren I love walking reading emailing friends and meeting new people and finding out what they like
This is a feature about Chat Rooms … we do have a Chat Room : https://www.silversurfers.com/forum/ and you will find that many people are chatting under our Speakers Corner section too. We also have a very engaged Facebook audience, so you have a range of options to choose from so feel free to take your pick. Hope you make some new like minded friends to chat with 🙂 Best wishes ***
include reading, cooking, watching crime shows, swimming and
love puzzle games. Joined the site to meet interesting people.
here very difficult to find mail or chat
I know where you are at. Its a terrible place. I have been in an abusive relationship for the last 7 years, it pretty much destroyed me as a man. I am now single and just trying to rebuild my life and get myself back. If you need someone that you can talk to and relate to i am here. Believe me you are not alone.
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P.S We also have a hugely popular Facebook page, with people engaging throughout the day there so lots for you to choose from
P.S We also have a hugely popular Facebook page, with people engaging throughout the day there so lots for you to choose from
im not finding my wY around on here very well, do you find this site easy. these comments for example they seem all over the place shame its not easy it looks as if a number of the new members don t stay I tried a few times to post on their, but completely confusing and they never got posted.
P.S We also have a hugely popular Facebook page, with people engaging throughout the day there so lots for you to choose from
Ellie
what I chat to my kids about is private, and personal. so when you are joining any chat websites, please try to hide all your personal stuff, like your log in at your ISP,( the server you join the net under) your user name as anyone can join any of those forums, and use that log in information to send you junk male and spam. Also when people send you nice looking jokes or videos with flowers and pets on with sound, remember the person who made the thread or joke, is harvesting your emails and contacts to then send your friends spam. You know what that is? those ads that tell you about , growing your body parts, or look here, we have adverts you will like, that then when you open them have trojans (false cookies) that share your email with others to spread virus and other spam mail. You have to be very cautious. invent yourself, and have a junkmail address for any new chat room you use. Re boot your computer or clear your web viewing before you join any chat room as they tend to check all the things you look at.. use a paid virus checker like avg, or trend, so you can edit out all the junk, have a group of friends who all know about what to keep away from, so some one can
clean your viewing out each couple of days, otherwise your hard drive will fill up and be slower to open your frequent pages, dont leave every page you looked at every day open on your computer, otherwise that will slow it down as well... have some one who really knows computers look at your computer every mth, so you stay safe. if this isnt what you are looking for, join a church group or a club off the net, most times if you are looking for a date, the best person is a friend of a friends that way you can all check up and them. its best to find someone in real life rather than someone who pretend to be someone they are NOT.
cheers
I came from So California and now in the middle of California "The Valley" I have no older friends just my kids and their families.
P.S We also have a hugely popular Facebook page, with people engaging throughout the day there so lots for you to choose from
P.S We also have a hugely popular Facebook page, with people engaging throughout the day there so lots for you to choose from
P.S We also have a hugely popular Facebook page, with people engaging throughout the day there so lots for you to choose from