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[quote=Anonymous]Why is it that every time I invite someone to do something (new potential friend), we go out, have a great time (or so it seems), and then I never hear from them again?  DH and I have lived in the DC area for five years and this has happened over and over again, to both of us.  It's gotten to the point where I don't even want to bother trying anymore to make new friends.  I've made one BFF here in the five years we've been here.  Other than that, haven't made any other friends or acquaintances and I never have anyone to hang out with when DH is working or busy (the BFF has tons of friends and can only hang with me once a month usually).  What generally happens is I'll meet someone who seems fun at the gym or whatever, I'll invite them for lunch/coffee, we'll go out, have a great time, exchange cards, and then that's it.  I'll email/call them a few weeks later to follow up and they don't return my email/call.  And then I never hear from them again.  We just had this happen with a potential couple friend from a sports team DH plays on.  He invited the guy and his girlfriend out with us, we had a great dinner, they kept talking about what a great time they were having, and then we never hear from them again (and this was 3 months ago).

Why is this?  Does anyone else have this happen to them?  I'm so perplexed about what I'm doing wrong.  I'm a nice, normal woman in my early 30's, happily married, no drama.  I want to make friends and I have been unable to do so here.  It really gets to me.  We're TTC by the way, no kids.  [/quote]

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