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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like what's happening is you lack the type of activity (work, having little kids) that gives you that kind of social connection. So you need to figure out what it is in this point of your life. Volunteering? Art classes? Pickleball? Whatever you want. [/quote]

I just had to stop volunteering but I was very active for a couple years with it. I did not make friends. I think I was appreciated but people are busy and nobody socialized outside of it. I just don't seem to really connect.[/quote]

I think people expect volunteerism to be some magic bullet that strikes open some sort of friendship door. It doesn't necessarily.

Both my DH and I have had little luck in making connections/friends while volunteering. I have made one friend after regularly volunteering with four different organizations over a year. My DH has volunteered with three organizations for a year and has made none. The friend I made was just the luck of the draw - she and I have a lot in common outside of the volunteer activity. That doesn't always happen.

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