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Originally Posted by Happinow
Ah Chelsea.....thanks for posting what I was thinking. I always hear of people having close friends in TV and wonder "will that be me"? I'm can be pretty outgoing so I tend to make friends easily, but my husband is pretty quiet and doesn't do the social scene so much, at least where we live. I think once we move, he will change and be a bit more outgoing. The people here aren't that friendly and don't reach out much. The folks in TV seem to reach out to others to cultivate friendships. I keep telling my husband that I'll be off with my girl friends and he'll be home tinkering with his stuff. He says "what ever makes you happy!" Bless his heart. I must say I have a wonderful husband.....
We aren't golfers (yet) but love to be out and about. My husband likes cars, especially older vets and always seems to find something around the house to fiddle with. We love to walk together and usually walk miles a day. We like to stop to the cafe's to have a drink and snacks and shop. Since we'll have a pool, I'm hoping I can have my friends over for a regular swim and chat time around my pool and warm each others hearts. I've learned over the years that other people's thoughts and feeling are so important so I want to try and listen to what they have to say and put my 2 cents in! We are counting down the days until we move and will be there on the 12th to get the ball rolling. Thank you for your thoughts.
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Sounds a lot like my wife and I. She could make new friends in the checkout line at the supermarket, while I had difficulty reaching out. On out lifestyle visit, we were just unloading the car at our rental house and someone from the neighborhood ran over and asked if I played golf since there was a group that played on Thursday and I was welcome to play with them. Even though you state that you both don't play golf yet, there are so many other groups there are sure to be people in your new neighborhood that belong or are interested in them. There are many car clubs here, including a Vette club. As I found myself welcome in any group I encountered, I lost some of my inhibitions and learned to reach out to create new friendships. I can't recall being rebuffed anytime. I have made more friends here in six years than I had in 30 at my previous home. As I said in a prior post, you can actually get too busy here.