Will you be my friend?

Yes. I will be your new friend. Forever and ever. Best Buddies for life.

Do you remember when it was that simple to make a new friend? I do, but it was many blue moons ago. It is amazing. When you are in kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school. It is that easy to make friends. Once you get into high school, it gets a little difficult but nothing prepares you for the arduous and somewhat difficult task of making friends in your 30s, 40s and beyond.

A few years ago, I decided to make some new friends. I have a few good friends but wanted to meet some more. I craved to develop a local community and the types of friendships that Miranda, Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha have. (The search for Stardom and the “Car Culture” makes it difficult to make adult friends in Los Angeles.)

So I created a Social Group just for women. Not that we don’t like men. But this was created so girls could just be girls without the added pressure of impressing men. (You’d be surprised the types of things that women say and do when men aren’t around. We really know how to let our hair down and have fun. And despite what you see on “The Real Housewives”, we actually don’t fight a lot and we don’t spend too much time saying bad things about each other).

This group has become one of my safe havens. After a brief 2 years, there are almost 500 women in my social group. We meet for happy hours (I love my martinis), game nights, live music, shopping, eating, movie watching, book exchanging, art walks, and much more.

Feeling a little lonely? Rest assured, you are not alone. There are plenty of other people who crave new friendships too. Look for a group near you on Meetup.com or start your own. Meetup.com has a group for everyone. There groups for people who like to play board games, read books, play video games, drink coffee, drink alcohol, dance, yoga, cook, star gaze…groups, groups, and more groups.

Go ahead, join a group and let me know which group you joined.

- Mama