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I went to my first meetup meeting last week and it was a blast! I had dinner with some very nice and interesting people and had a wonderful night of conversations, food, and wine. I guess this is equivalent to that great first date in a relationship. But all in all, I am just happy that I took the first step to meeting new people, to overcoming my resistance to change. I stepped out, finally!
I took someone’s advice and joined a couple of Meetup groups in my area. I haven’t actually attended the meetings yet (schedule conflict), but am going to my first one in a week. It’s both exciting and nerve-wrecking to make new friends when you are older. I feel like I’m dating again, except this time I am putting myself out there for friendship. Wish me luck!
It’s through life’s big changes (wedding/marriage, death of loved ones, graduation, health crisis, etc. ) that you get to know who your true friends are. I have been through all the above, several times of some, yet I still find myself being surprised by how little currency I have with people after investing so much. When relationships go sour, I try to remember that these are never bad people that I am dealing with, because they were good enough for me to call them my friends once upon a time. But sometimes I wonder if it’s because I never truly got to know them.
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