My wife and I just moved and I know a lot of people in the area from school/growing up. My wife is not from around the area and she feels lonely. She is trying to make new friends (which isn’t easy) any tips on how to support her ?

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Buy her some sort of class/memsbership to like idk kickboxing or like an art class ? I moved for my partner 3 times now and I usually meet ppl at classes.

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Some other thoughts-
Does your city offer any type of sports or social leagues? Might be something interesting in that space, and an opportunity you both could pursue, even together, and a chance to make some new mutual friends!

Volunteer groups are always a great way to meet likeminded people. I’ve personally found that making friends in a new place can feel a lot less daunting and lonely in the beginning just by eliminating the nervous energy that often stems from the thought of “what if I can’t find any common interests/experiences to talk about/connect over”

Wives of friends?

be there for her and brainstorm on creative ways that she can begin to make friends based on her own interests. meet-up groups are an easy way to explore. Forms of group exercise classes from walking groups to yoga. googling local womens groups to name a few..... find ways that she can get excited about explore the new! :)

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