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My family and I have been in this town for about 8 years and we really like it here and recently decided to stay and moved to a new house. However, all of the good friends that we used to hang out with have been moving away. It makes me feel sad and worst of all, it's starting to make me feel like we need to be moving, too!
I think I have two issues. One: I'm wondering if we are being too unadventurous by staying in one place, rather than trying to find other opportunities elsewhere. Is it still acceptable to decide to live in one place these days and put down roots or are most people moving around every so often now? My problem is that I'm not really sure where else I'd rather be. I like this town for the size, its safety factor, its kid friendliness, and its proximity to outdoor recreation.
Two: I'm not even sure how to make new friends in this town. We made a lot of our current and past friends when our oldest was very young, so we met other families with kids the same age and then subsequently had our next kids at around the same time. It was nice because our families could easily hang out. Our kids now have many friends through their schools but it's not like we ever really hang out with their parents, aside from some small talk every once in awhile.
Has anyone been in a similar situation of trying to make new friends in a place they have lived in for a while? Sometimes, I think it'd be easier to make friends if we moved somewhere new!
It's hard to make new friends anywhere. Take the pressure off yourself to do as others. Are you happy where you live? If you move to somewhere else there is no guarantee you'll make friends or they won't move!
We went through something very similar in one town. Everyone kept moving which was tough. New friends came along.
Friends? What are they? I just moved to a new town, kids are in a new school and we know nobody. I like it that way personally. Got invited to a few birthday parties, most of the parents here have known each other for ages. It is like a towney town. I guess you could join community groups. That is how I unintentionally made friends in my old town.
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