"Hi there. My name is Kate, I'm a 23 year old female, looking to make new friends...I like stuff....I'm not a loser......really...."
Hmmm, okay, does that sound too.....desperate??? I can't believe I have stooped to this new low. Searching for friends online. Wow, maybe I AM a loser??
About a year ago, after a huge internal debate, I thought "What the hell? What have I got to lose?" I logged onto the seeking friends section, and I replied to a few ads in the friends only page of gumtree. I even posted one of my own. After some consideration I decided I'M not weird and I'm on here, so these other people might be okay...
And I was right!
My first "date" was with Samantha. I was a little cautious, not quite sure what to expect, waiting on the street watching every 25ish looking girl approaching, wondering "is that her?" or "oh no, not her."
I needn't have worried. Sam was great! Just the kind of girl I'd take home to meet my mother. We had a few drinks at a little bar on Burke Rd in Camberwell, and chatted until the wee hours of the morning. We had a lot in common, lots to talk and laugh about, and neither of us were weird losers! Just happy, easy-going girls, finding it hard to meet people either in a new city (me) or when you are working long, busy days (Sam.)
I caught up with Sam a few times over the next few months, and went on to meet many more girls. One sunny afternoon someone on gumtree organised a barbeque on the Yarra and I nervously went along. I discovered about 30 normal, nice, interesting people all wanting to meet new people and finding it hard in a big city.
How is it that so many of us are feeling the same thing? How is it possible there is so many interesting, funny, normal, lovely people out there, all feeling so lonely?
I'm glad I gave gumtree a try. Although I didn't make any life long friends, I put myself out there and met some great people. It was better to feel like I was giving it ago instead of sitting on my couch whinging about it.
I recommend everyone give it a try! It's a little nerve-wracking, and you have to wade through the weird ads to find the reasonably normal sounding ones, but its a lot of fun....
infact, maybe I need to dust off my profile....
Hmmm, okay, does that sound too.....desperate??? I can't believe I have stooped to this new low. Searching for friends online. Wow, maybe I AM a loser??
About a year ago, after a huge internal debate, I thought "What the hell? What have I got to lose?" I logged onto the seeking friends section, and I replied to a few ads in the friends only page of gumtree. I even posted one of my own. After some consideration I decided I'M not weird and I'm on here, so these other people might be okay...
And I was right!
My first "date" was with Samantha. I was a little cautious, not quite sure what to expect, waiting on the street watching every 25ish looking girl approaching, wondering "is that her?" or "oh no, not her."
I needn't have worried. Sam was great! Just the kind of girl I'd take home to meet my mother. We had a few drinks at a little bar on Burke Rd in Camberwell, and chatted until the wee hours of the morning. We had a lot in common, lots to talk and laugh about, and neither of us were weird losers! Just happy, easy-going girls, finding it hard to meet people either in a new city (me) or when you are working long, busy days (Sam.)
I caught up with Sam a few times over the next few months, and went on to meet many more girls. One sunny afternoon someone on gumtree organised a barbeque on the Yarra and I nervously went along. I discovered about 30 normal, nice, interesting people all wanting to meet new people and finding it hard in a big city.
How is it that so many of us are feeling the same thing? How is it possible there is so many interesting, funny, normal, lovely people out there, all feeling so lonely?
I'm glad I gave gumtree a try. Although I didn't make any life long friends, I put myself out there and met some great people. It was better to feel like I was giving it ago instead of sitting on my couch whinging about it.
I recommend everyone give it a try! It's a little nerve-wracking, and you have to wade through the weird ads to find the reasonably normal sounding ones, but its a lot of fun....
infact, maybe I need to dust off my profile....
*(title stolen from an ACTUAL ad)
