Making new friend as you get older.
Watch this postAll my friends now are my age, made when I was a younger woman. We are scattered far and wide and write or phone and keep in touch. Some are single, some of us are married but I think deep down we have all gone through a similar life as now in our early 70's. We have all said that somehow it is so hard to find new friends as you get older. Yes there are lots of clubs, village halls that sort of thing but somehow the people you might meet there are not like your old friends.
I wonder why this is, which leaves one to conclude that sharing a lifetime of memories can just not be replaced.
I would like to hear from people who feel the same as I do and what is the solution to meeting new friends later on in life.
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I agree with your sentiments about meeting new people. I do wonder if it is because we have lost the art of making friends. It's such a long time since I have had to make any effort on that score that I find I'm unsure as to how to get started and at other times tend to over talk. These are skills we learned when we were very young and we didn't really judge people. Now after a life time of experiences I find myself too quick to assume things about people and about myself!!!!
Patricia
If you would like to chat, let me know, however you do that here. Like I began this, I am new and have not navigated much through this site yet.