Loneliness

[mine to cherryreg]

Yeah I 100% feel the same. It really is hard!! X

Got to the point now where im just stuck, dont know what to do next x

I loved living in London and despite it being so busy and metropolitan, I honest to god never felt so lonely.
I would love to make new friends. My inbox is always open if people want to chat and exchange messages

That would be nice

 

[Sunflower91]

If it makes you feel any better, I have no friends either and lockdown has made me sad about that. I’ve moved back home with my parents but need to go back to my flat in London at some point and I feel really sad about it ... I’m going back to nothing

Fellow Londoner here
I used to feel the same-most of my friends and family are in the north and I barely see them. I know lockdown makes this more difficult but I found Meetup to be really useful, made a few friends that have the same interests and also I spend a lot of time with my work friends. That being said I always feel sad when I come back to London.

 

[mine to cherryreg]

stop sitting indoors!!!!!!
Go out - find a hobby or join a club, take up a sport. It’s hard but to make connections with people you have to put yourself out there and push yourself to get to know new people.
does your boyfriends mates have girlfriends? If so could you meet up as a big group and perhaps get to know some of them?

I was about to start doing a course in something i love but it got delayed a lot because of corona im not sporty so wouldnt join a sports club or anything like that, wanted to join the gym but again cant so that because of corona.. One of his friends is seeing a girl but the rest dont have girlfriends, i often think how nice it would be if i was good friends with one of their girlfriends

 

[working9-5]

It’s good to vent but there’s no point in doing nothing about it.
I moved out of London as I was ready to buy and couldn’t afford It.
I moved to a new area, fell out with my best friend (due to DV issues in her home) and my other friend close by moved her boyfriend in and disappeared. My life changed.

I downloaded meetup. I couldn’t find a group that interested me so I started my own!
Three ladies agreed to come for drinks, I went not knowing if they’d turn up and I’d have to leave quietly after a while of drinking on my own. two turned up and we had a good night. Work friends took the piss and asked me how my lady date went, but I did it!
I’m not confident at all but I couldn’t sit around moaning, while not trying to change my situation.

I hosted and attended a few more events and the women weren’t for me. I even did speed dating, again not for me but I did it.

I attended workshops alone. Calligraphy, flower arranging etc, just to get out there and meet new people.
I tried bumble friends and after speaking to 3 like minded Local girls I said would they Like to join a whatsapp to organise a get together. They agreed! We still keep in touch now.

please get out there, there are local women who feel the same!

I was about to suggest Meetup. I’ve met people on there and it’s been great to meet likeminded people. Also Bumble and Gumtree are good for meeting people. x

 

[mine to cherryreg]

Hi I am a single mum been single a long time I have a big family and friendship group but everyone is married etc so I often spend weeks on end only seeing my daughter and when she’s with her dad just me and that cat ! I started an insta page about a few things I love and made lots of friends I now talk too daily

What is the page about? How did you gain followers on the page that are in the same boat? Sounds like good idea x

 

[Annim]

If there's a Facebook group for the place you live in, you could post there and mention you would like to make friends. They do that in the Facebook groups for the places I've lived in.