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Are you good at making new friends?

sunnydays99sunnydays99 member
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I used to be really outgoing but in the last 5-7 years I've become kinda shy and have a hard time initiating friendships.  I want DS to have a lot of baby friends so I'm trying to put myself out there and join mommy groups to make friends, but I still find it really hard.  It's awkward making new friends as an adult! LOL
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Re: Are you good at making new friends?

  • jhernanjm00jhernanjm00 member
    I use to be the crazy one of my group of friends, that would just go up and talk to random people about any old thing... Now, not so much... I am soo happy that I have about 5 friends right now that have been popping babies out like crazy, so we'll have that mommy bond and our kids will most likely hang out together.
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  • mama t 83mama t 83
    It was hardest for me to make new friends after I got married (and its continued).  I wanted other "married" friends, because the single girls were still partying hard, and all I wanted was to enjoy dinner and a glass of wine.
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  • alibabbbsalibabbbs
    Seems like it gets harder to make friends the older we get. It's not easy.
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  • kristie2422kristie2422 member
    I used to be AWESOME at making friends, but not anymore. I have lived here for 2 1/2 years and have no friends outside of work. I want to go to meetup to make friends, but am scared.
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  • dragon_chicadragon_chica member
    I've always been initially shy when meeting new people.  The past few years I have been getting really good about pushing myself to put myself out there but I still have a long ways to go.  I have my first mommy group lunch this Friday and I'm scared shiitless but I'll push myself to do it knowing that it's for the best.  I want DD to have more friends close to her age.  And I need more mommy friends too since most of my friends are either childless at the moment or not even married yet.
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  • Lucky428Lucky428

    Things changed... I used to be awesome at it.  Senior year of h/s however, I became quite sick and was hospitalized for 2 weeks and forced to leave school.  My "friends" were awesome during that time.  Confused A few of them even made up hurtful rumors as to why I was in the hospital.  My heart was not strong enough to go back to school for the rest of my senior year and I did not care.  I didn't want to go back.  I was thrilled when my doctors said I required homeschooling.

    Although it was h/s, we were friends for a long time.  We were all cheerleaders, went through a lot together, I just didn't expect it.

    Even in college, I had lots of party type friends for Friday night things but nobody who I ever told anything about myself to.  Just get drunk type friends. 

    Since then, I've had a difficult time trusting people and letting them in.  I have many acquaintances, but I don't really hang out with them often.  When it comes to trust, I have DH and my family.

    I really wish I could open up more, let people in, be more outgoing, but it's just so hard.  

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  • hriesen4hriesen4
    Not at all.  I'm a very private person and tend to be shy around new people.  I'm also very self-conscious, which doesn't help at all.
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