Among Friends

[bonappetit]

NYC Susan: Yes I agree with iceberg, I think of friends differently. Sure they can be made anywhere as you say, but I think most of what people refer to as friends are really acquaintences. Friendship is much deeper.

[granddi]

We made the decision to leave our home of 42 years, closed our business and move to be near to family. 

The trade off has been harder than expected. We moved from a community of 20K to a metro area. Yes, there is a lot to do and great medical and we are closer to family. But, we miss just saying Hi to the people we know. We knew all the clerks at the grocery, post office, tire store and on and on. 

I found a site called MeetUp. It is easy to access your area to find groups that have particular interest such as book clubs, political groups, and others. Most are not for ages 65+ plus but there are groups. If you see something that interests you, just follow the prompts to ask to attend. I went to a political group lunch of 12 gals. 

My husband was so lucky to find a golf group. 

It's very hard to make friends but at this point we just need to socialize. 

[LexaMom]

Interesting post.  I have been retired for 5 years now,  live an hour from my work location,  had my work friends,  but now have not found new friends out of work.   A lot of it is that I have always been a loner (I'm not lonely,  my dog takes care of that)  which is probably why I was a computer programmer and worked primarily with machines,  not people.   I am single, never married,  have so many hobbies now that my days are busier than they ever were when I worked.. I don't know how I ever got anything done when I worked.  SO I love my retirement,  wouldn't object to more friends, but I'm very content with my life as it is.