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[quote=Anonymous]I got divorced when I was 45, and I’ve made a lot of new friends — some of them very lovely!

One was a total chance meeting. I was hanging out with a book outside and someone I’d never met from my work walked by. We started chatting and I later met his wife, who I started to see alone. We’re all three very good friends now and hang out to have meals every other week or so.

Three people I met through a new hobby. I attended some trainings for it and we clicked, so we started hanging out and then recently we did a girls trip together that was a lot of fun. They are all at my stage of life and amazing women.

Related to this activity I’ve made several other girlfriends of varying closeness.

I started a new program at work and have made some friends through that — they’re more like friend/colleagues but I think some of us will hang out after this is over. All very interesting and nice people.

Another group of colleagues started a regular drinks outing/ group chat and we are becoming actual friends beyond work, so that’s been fun. One in particular is someone who I have a lot in common with.

My divorce was absolutely terrible. I didn’t expect this but a lot of local mom friends and friends from other stages of my life were incredibly supportive, and we’ve now become very close friends — the kind who can share non superficial conversations about real life problems. I’ve also had more time to travel to see old friends or do trips with them, ironically because of the divorce, for the first time in years and years.

TLDR; investing time in activities and special experiences leads to new friends and stronger relationships with old ones. It’s hard but many people are coming out of the super busy stage with young kids etc so that helps.
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