Until I left university making friends was so effortless its like I cant remember how I did it. I guess because I was around people I had something in common with and we instantly clicked.

Now after graduation we are scattered about all over the country and are at least 3-4 hours apart. Not the kind of journey you can do regularly without tiring yourself out or going broke over the train fares. In the last year I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve hung out at someones place, gone to the cinema with friends or out for a drink or meal.

I’m not saying I am a big party animal who wants to go out all the time but I really hate going home after work and sitting in night after night with no one to meet up with. I’ve tried making new friends but I don’t really seem to be making any progress.

I thought I’d make friends at work and although people are friendly they mostly have such long commutes that outside of work we are nowhere near each other. Making friends in my local town is hard as its a cold unfriendly place. My family have lived in the same house for more than 10 years and the neighbors don’t really talk to each other.

I tried joining clubs, or groups and I volunteer but the people I meet there aren’t really my type. Beyond the activity, we have nothing in common. My idea of fun is going to see a film or hanging out at someones place watching DVDs, theirs is going to a posh restaurant and having a serious conversation. Plus I cant afford expensive restaurants.

I’ve tried looking into where people like me tend to hang out in my area, bars, the library, cafes, but the problem is that I don’t think there are a lot of people like me. I don’t have a car so I can’t get to other places easily. I was hoping to find local friends. Its been more than a year and I’m worried I’ll never make any new friends
I guess I just don’t see that many people that look like they want to talk.

My friends and I are going to London in September (all girls), for a few days. We’re going in two groups, and the first group intends to have most of the tourist-y stuff done by the Friday, when the other London-frequenters arrive. As the trip is for my friends birthday(21st), we are hoping to have a day of stuff planned for her and places to go as a group (8) for her birthday on the Friday. Any suggestions?
Any restaurants that would make an extra fuss? Anything different and nice we could try? Any girly experiences? Nice and pretty coffee shops?! Anything!
As I expect none of us will have won the lotto before we leave, we won’t be made of money but all suggestions welcome!
Thanks!

My GD is 11 years old . Her waist measures ‘37 inches and her height is 58 inches. How much should the average girl her height weigh ? She gets sad looking at all the clothes that don’t fit her (I’m saving them). She also gets sad b/c she cant fit in at school and fit in to the stuff they wear . Last year she skipped her lunch every day (which I didn’t know until her teacher told me) she gets bullied at school. She tells me she don’t want a belly anymore . camp is coming soon and I’m worried about her. I know this is suppose to be my DD’s account but shes in the hospital. I don’t keep junk food in my house or soft drinks. I think my GD is over eating on the weekends but shes with her uncle who probably over feeds her, but i cant put the blame on him . how do i help her and help her lose weight ? please help me
i know i all ready posted this in other groups but, i really need help.
now heres the venting part.
Why cant healthy foods be cheaper? why cant they post calorie counts on local restaurants and dinners? why dose my son have to eat every under the sun when my GD is around it only encourages her to eat! why do kids have to be so mean?

I began reading a book last summer but i cannot remember the name of the book. It is about a fight that happens outside a restaurant between two groups of high school students. One of the kids is left with brain damage. I think the title was something short but i’m not sure.

So, I’m completely dedicated to what I do. And I love doin’ what I love, redundant sounding, yes, but true? Completely. Im 16, and I already know that I wanna become a pastry chef. Im very ambitious and to me, thats a great thing. My ultimate goal is to have a killer pastry restaurant where groups can come in and just have a great time, and chill. Breakfast, lunch, and late night snacking. Almost like a massive bistro/cafe. Very contemporary, and cozy. My plan of attack is to get my bachelors degree in business, and my associates in Patisserie andbaking. Obvi, they dont have many bachelors degrees souly on baking and pastry. Anyway, Im talkin the works. Wedding cakes, specialty cakes, Upscale dishes, the ultimate “wow” factor, that the average person can go to. So what do you thing? is it a good plan?

Prom happened a few days ago, and I asked one of my closest friends to be my date. She accepted earlier, but then she changed her mind about coming along through excuses, but she would meet up with me at the dance to dance with me. So I made an attempt to try finding another person to have tag along with me for the party bus, which didn’t work out due to mostly everyone already going in groups or just not going to prom at all. So i decided to just tag along with one of the other single girls who didn’t have a date as well. Prom day came by and my date calls me early morning to say she’s now coming along. She acts mad and bored throughout the entire trip, which really pissed me off considering this was suppose to be my prom that i’m gonna remember. She took advantage that i’m paying for everything and decides to doze off when we’re going to the restaurant and coming to the dance. It really annoyed me that she would do such a thing, considering that we’ve known each other for nearly 10 years now. The dance wasn’t great, as she didn’t want to dance with me at all and just wanted to hang out with some of her friends. The afterparty was worse, as she just texted other people and wanted to leave within 15 minutes upon arriving due to being bored. This really made me lose a lot of respect for her, considering she ruined a great memorable moment of high school for me by showing lack of interest during prom. Should I give her another chance and try to fix up this relationship? Opinions are appreciated. Thanks in advance! ^_^

Also, do they serve the breakfast menu 24 hrs a day?

(not that they’re all shy but around here it really seems like that, honestly)

the place to go on friday nights here is the movie theater and hanging out at the restaurants and stuff around it. i always walk around with my buddies and i see a lot of cute girls in groups without guys but i honestly don’t know how to approach. would that be weird? i mean i like the lookies and eye contact and stuff but how do you just go up to them? idk. i just know how to do it 1 on 1 and in classrooms but not that good at public,

so thanks in advance for any advice