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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have lived in my area for 20 years and never found a sense of belonging here.  We have no local family and didn't know anyone when we moved here.  I have made a few mom friends but have no social circle and these have all been temporary friendships while the kids are in school or an activity together.  Then when the kids change schools or the activity ends the friendships do too.

I am a member of a church, where I've tried to get involved, but have not found community or belonging there.  Our neighborhood has not been good for this either, and I don't feel any sense of belonging there either.  I work full-time, but I only go into the office once a week.  I also joined several meetup groups but never found community there either.

This lack of belonging really bothers me and it makes me feel like we could move away from the area next week and we wouldn't really mind because we never formed roots here or found people who really care about us.

Anyone feel the same?  What eventually helped with this painful feeling?[/quote]

You are one common factor among all of these failed attempts. May be reevaluate yourself to see if you are ignoring ones who want to be friends with you and going for ones you want to befriend. Once you start making friends, by default you connect with more people and find more likeminded ones.[/quote]

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