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[quote=Anonymous]I put out a LOT of leads and see who bites.  and i'm actually an introvert and hate making small talk at parties and never randomly talk to people in line....but at places like a playground if there's the slightest opening i'll chat up someone with kids a similar age.  if we end up talking a lot then i'll ask them if they want to exchange numbers for a playdate, or at least keep an eye out for them again to do that the next time.

once i have their number i'll invite them very casually to a couple kid things "larla and i are headed to xyz park at 3 in case you and larlo want to join".  if they decline a couple times and never do similar back, i stop texting them.  if they join or invite us other times, then of course we talk more and see if there seems to be an actual connection between us. some people there's not and that's ok...if there is then i usually invite them to a more planned type of kid activity (come to our house, go to this kids outdoor concert / picnic together...whatever) or just text to see if they want to get dinner also in a lowkey way (eg "dh is taking this kids this thurs night and i don't have plans yet. any chance you're free for dinner?")

now that i'm typing this, i'm realizing i almost always ask them to something specific, whether we are going to playground this afternoon or i'm free for dinner thurs....even if they can't make it then, how they respond is helpful for knowing if they're interested in being friends[/quote]

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