Meeting other couples/friends
By Jennlk84
@Jennlk84 (4205)
United States
September 13, 2009 8:23pm CST
My husband and I (we just got married in June) have recently moved to another state. We're in the process of trying to make new friends. My husband has made a few friends at his new job but not really anyone he would hang out with outside of work - they're just not the same type of people. I have met some new friends using craigslist.com . Now we're just trying to figure out how we could meet some new people as a couple? The only thing I could think of is possibly at church. We'd like to meet other couples that we might hang out with on the weekends and have a cookout or watch football, etc.
So I'm just curious as to how other couples out there meet new couples?
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@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
14 Sep 09
I do not think that I've admired your photo. Well I have, but didn't tell you. Is that you? You're a very beautiful bride. As for meeting new people, are there any clubs (not night clubs) in the community that you and your husband are interested in and could go to meetings for? Also, what about mylot? Look through mylot users by location to see if there are any. That would not only be a nice way to meet a mylotter but also each of you could start a discussion.
What state are you in if you don't mind me asking?
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@Jennlk84 (4205)
• United States
14 Sep 09
Yep - that is me. We had an amazing photographer at our wedding :-) THANK YOU for your sweet comment about my photo!
We could look into clubs. Not sure what type of club we could join and both enjoy. Will have to think about that one. lol
And actually not too long ago I did find the way to search for other Mylotters in your town!! Pretty cool. Unfortunately the few that there were haven't been active for years.
Oh and I'm from New York!
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@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
14 Sep 09
Our photographs will be family made, so we're interested to see how they'll come out! lol! Some goofy shots, I'm sure!
... I saw that you were from New York but had forgotten until I checked your profile right after making the response. Sorry they are in active. Don't think there's anyone from our small town here, 'cept for my fiance and I, and even the friends we invited are from the county or surrounding but not from...
Church is a good idea, you could meet people there, they have church groups, and you could participate. They could introduce you to other friends... Your a teacher, what about PTA meetings? You could meet the parents (maybe not of your kids but...) and then maybe you'll have something in common with the woman, and your husband with the man!
Good Luck on finding friends!
You could always try social networking!
... I saw that you were from New York but had forgotten until I checked your profile right after making the response. Sorry they are in active. Don't think there's anyone from our small town here, 'cept for my fiance and I, and even the friends we invited are from the county or surrounding but not from...
Church is a good idea, you could meet people there, they have church groups, and you could participate. They could introduce you to other friends... Your a teacher, what about PTA meetings? You could meet the parents (maybe not of your kids but...) and then maybe you'll have something in common with the woman, and your husband with the man!
Good Luck on finding friends!
You could always try social networking!1 person likes this
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
14 Sep 09
What about the neighbors. I have a couple next door to me plus a divorced female across the street. I guess it all depends on the neighborhood. My neighbor came to introduce themselves to me and my family. So it hasn't been hard. Church is probably another good place I would think. I would check out the neighbors though. Good luck and happy mylotting.
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@Jennlk84 (4205)
• United States
14 Sep 09
Our neighbors are a single mom of 3 kiddos under age 3 and a single guy who works two jobs and is NEVER home. lol They're both nice people, but really busy with their own lives. We're nice and speak to them when we see them but they're not "couple friend material" - obviously because they're both single ppl!
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
14 Sep 09
Have a meet and greet party at your house. Invite the neighbors over. This way you'll meet other people in your neighborhood and possibly strike up some good friendships. Good luck to you!
@Jennlk84 (4205)
• United States
14 Sep 09
Thanks, unfortunately though we live out in the country! We have two neighbors, one who is a single mom of 3 all kids under 3! And a single guy who works two jobs and is never home. lol So I don't think the party would work but it is a really great idea!
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
14 Sep 09
We have the same problem, it can be hard. It seems like everyone else who is married or the same age as us already has their own circle of friends and they aren't very interested in expanding it! One thing to try would be to join a rec league team (like volleyball, badminton, soccer - whatever you like). They don't tend to be super competitive and the people who play on them seem to treat it more like a social opportunity than a serious sport. I personally hate sports so I've never actually done this but my husband played on a rec league soccer team this year and lots of people joined as singles or couples without knowing anyone and they ended up meeting lots of new people.
@good2go2001 (915)
• United States
14 Sep 09
We have had the same issues our selves. Meeting other couples is difficult. We have tried the church route before, im sure that works for some people but it didnt for us. We have met other couples on our block where we live and have a couple good friends that way.
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