EricaH329 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I've just recently moved to a new area, which is *very* far away from civilization. I can't seem to meet anyone my age. The town I live in mostly caters to fishermen (which are considerably older than myself) or retirees. I've looked into volunteering opportunities and even went to meetup.com to see if anything is in my area. But the closest things i've found have been an hour and a half away. I feel like i'm going stir crazy. I've even joined an OLD site to meet people, but quickly realized I was doing it for the wrong reasons. Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I just make the trip to the closest friends I have (about 3 hours away) to get some kind of social life? Any suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites
newmoon Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 chat with the all the locals, even the retirees. they might have children or grandchildren nearby. old people are actually great about offering up new introductions:) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Author EricaH329 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 chat with the all the locals, even the retirees. they might have children or grandchildren nearby. old people are actually great about offering up new introductions:) Good idea! I'll have to give that a try! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
SincereOnlineGuy Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 OMG - it's our Erica from so long ago! I tried to catch-up by reading some of your threads, but I'm having to guess and fill-in the blanks. You moved 3-ish years ago, halfway across the country from your original locale... and earlier this year had a boyfriend in that area... and, things left-off here when you were scheduled to move BACK to your place of origin... so can I assume you did so? And now, somehow, you have moved again? Is that accurate? What inspired your move to this (new?) area? Was it work? And if something like that is what you have invested in the new area, would it be easier/easiest to look inward, toward connections (of any sort) you've made there, for social networking as well? I mean, it doesn't have to be grumpy old guys who you network with, it could be their wives, or daughters... but you won't meet those people without some effort on your part. And because you would have roots of some small sort planted in a work environment, it might be easiest to look there and cultivate connections in that direction than it is to begin anew and make new friends from scratch. Link to post Share on other sites
angel.eyes Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Start a meetup group for people in your age range. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author EricaH329 Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 OMG - it's our Erica from so long ago! I tried to catch-up by reading some of your threads, but I'm having to guess and fill-in the blanks. You moved 3-ish years ago, halfway across the country from your original locale... and earlier this year had a boyfriend in that area... and, things left-off here when you were scheduled to move BACK to your place of origin... so can I assume you did so? And now, somehow, you have moved again? Is that accurate? What inspired your move to this (new?) area? Was it work? And if something like that is what you have invested in the new area, would it be easier/easiest to look inward, toward connections (of any sort) you've made there, for social networking as well? I mean, it doesn't have to be grumpy old guys who you network with, it could be their wives, or daughters... but you won't meet those people without some effort on your part. And because you would have roots of some small sort planted in a work environment, it might be easiest to look there and cultivate connections in that direction than it is to begin anew and make new friends from scratch. Hey!!!!! It's me I have to say, i'm really surprised at how many people have left LS since the last time I was active on it. Anyway, yeah I didn't make it very easy to put the pieces together. Yes, I lived half way across the country for a little over 3 years, and yes I moved back to my home state. However, I helped my mom move to a new city (within my home state), which is incredibly far from my old city. I moved in with her due to my depression, and her needing my help. I was on medical disability due to the extremity of my depression, but now that i'm feeling better I have been unable to find a job. I'm still avidly looking, though! I have met some neighbors, but they are old enough to be my grandparents and their children (and grandchildren) all live either out-of-state or on the other side of the state. I'm beginning to think I may have to stick it out until I find a job. Link to post Share on other sites
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