I didn't realize finding friends after college was so difficult. I've never had any problem before: not at camp, or on study abroad, or freshman year, or any of those other times when I was thrown out into the big bad scary world by myself.
But it's like as soon as people graduate they forget that there are other people out there, people like me, who'd just like one friend within a 2 hour radius of their apartment.
Don't get me wrong, I can understand the hesitation to meet new people. I just came back from a weekend in Chicago visiting with friends from college. It was honestly one of the best weekends I think we might have ever spent together: consisting of 7 tangled (and yes--clothed--mother) bodies napping in a bed, breakfast and champagne at 3 in the morning, boutique shopping with the girls, ballroom dancing to 80s music, grilling burgers on the balcony, and friends who drive 8 hrs after work just to surprise you.
Why would we want to meet new people when we can have that?
Because we can't always when we live in 5 different states, work in 6 different ones and are spread out across 1500 miles.
So basically I need to bone up on my social skills and re-learn how to meet people. I thought I'd been doing well, finally having met all of my next-door neighbors. However, although leaving my alarm on to go off at 6:30am all weekend is a good way to meet my neighbor once, twice just makes me an annoying jerk.
Hopefully, I don't have to find out what I become after a third time...
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Thank you for clarifing that you all had clothes on :o), and WHAT you left your alarm on again????? Good thing you are moviing in a month or so. I envy you your college friends, For Grayson to make that trip to surprise you all, and everyone working hard at seeing each other that's awesome freindship you have there treasure it.
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