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19th Mar 2020SunnieSusie commented on:
"really" making new friends!Lily its not you! I have found almost exactly the same. Retired four years ago, took on three volunteering jobs, joined U3A groups, attend exercises classes, generally love the company of other people, but not one of my new contacts has turned into the kind of friend you can meet for coffee, or more of a friendship. I find it really perplexing because most people give the impression their lives are full to bursting and they have a wide circle of friends, but how did they acquire them? I dont know the answer, maybe church communities are better at this sort of thing? but I am not a believer. Maybe people have bigger families and rely on them, my family is small and half live abroad. At the moment the person I talk to most and visit for coffee is my 92 year old neighbour! and that is because she is immobile and cant manage without the help. I do have friends from the days when my children were small, but most of them live some distance away, so contact is sporadic. Has anyone acquired a 'real' friend in later life?