I went ALONE (single) to my first TOTV Crispers gathering on Friday and was immediately welcomed and felt a great connection with the entire group the minute I introduced myself. Every single person I met spoke openly, laughed and exchanged contact info and details about his/her excitement about the lifestyle in the Villages, and moreover, our gratitude to TOTV forum for such great insights into buying, moving and living in TV. I felt so comfy I even accepted invites to go out to dinner that evening and to get emails about daily meet ups to hang out (thank you to KathieI - just wait till you meet KathieI in person, lots of fun and a great dancer too!). My advice to newcomers is to simply walk in with a big smile, ask if table is part of a group and if they are part of TOTV, simply introduce yourself and start networking/moving around to meet as many folks as you can. That's what I did, and other folks did the same...musical chairs!!
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