New - need advice

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Registered: 12-31-2004
New - need advice
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Tue, 05-23-2006 - 12:27am

I'm recently divorced from a jealous, insecure man. During our years together I gave up all my friends and any interests to keep the peace at home. Now I have no one except my parents and my kids. I don't know how to go about making friends. I feel so pathetic because I spend my weekends just sitting home watching tv or doing word puzzles. I worked so hard to keep myself isolated while I was married that I feel I have no social skills.

I'm not ready to date yet but I am ready to have a life! Has anyone else experienced this?

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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: sheldj
Tue, 05-23-2006 - 3:04pm

Sounds just like my EX... he even moved me 60 miles from my "hometown" to get me farther away from my friends.


I have reconnected with some of my friends from school... but I also make a point to just get myself out there... whether I'm at the park with my kids, the grocery store or school things... I just make myself at least speak.... say hello.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~