Monday, June 25, 2012
On Friendship
I moved away from my hometown at an interesting age. I was 41. I didn't realize how established relationships/friendships are by that time, so here I am, five years later, without a social circle, which I've only just realized (for a variety of mundane reasons). How does one go about rebuilding a circle of friends at the age of 46?
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I never find it easy to make new friends, probably because of my personality. I rely on my luck (or fate, whichever way you choose to see). There are certain things that i enjoy doing allow me to meet people but that doesn't guarantee new friendship. I mean genuine ones, friends that I can truly rely on.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I think depending on where you live (there's a difference between living in a metropolitan city as opposed to a rural town), maybe you can see if there's any volunteer work that you would enjoy doing. Another way is taking interests classes, such as foreign language, dancing, horticulture, art, astronomy ... etc. If there's a community centre close by, you can see if they offer any courses that you might be interested in.
Good luck :-)
I find it more difficult to make those real friendships too - the kind of people you can count on kind of friends. It is more a factor of everyone having their own lives and schedules and plans - Have we become a society of individuals over families and communities?
ReplyDeletewell speaking of old friends, Glad to look you up and it felt like an old friend to read some of your posts, I do enjoy you. Ya I have written quite a bit about not feeling the connection with new folks so much to and I agree with "the exception". That and for me I aint as young as I used to be and full of shit and game for anything, I don't seem to have the room for the energy it takes and I get a bit picky anymore, you know. I keep wanting to say its good to see you again so... I want to read some more of your posts, for now, ta ta
ReplyDeleteI took a job where 20% of the people change every year in a country where we are all thrown together socially...a bit of a strange way to make friends, but I quite like it. A new crop just arrived and already I'm looking forward to them!
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