Is the busy season over at work?
Did you meet all your deadlines and clock hours of overtime?
Now, however, as life returns to a place of normalcy you realize that you welcome to slower pace, but you also realize that you are lonely. The time has come to go out, meet new people, cultivate friendships, and possibly a romantic relationship. But where do you start? What is the best way to meet new people? Classes? Internet dating? Lonely?
Just as you are becoming an empty nester, kids are leaving for school, growing up, travelling during their gap year; you begin to experience a midlife crisis. What start asking yourself what you are going to do with all your free time and no one but yourself to focus on? Is it time to try a new career? How will you deal with the boredom and down time?
Are you single? Are you tired and fed up of seeing happy, couples walking around the park arm in arm. Do you feel that the world is passing you by and wish you had a girlfriend or boyfriend to share your time with?
Now, just because you are alone doesn’t necessarily mean you are lonely but there may certainly be times when you wish you could be more self-confident and self-assured and have someone by your side.
So what is getting in the way? Well, it could be that your communication skills need improving as it is difficult for you to open up conversations with people whom you meet.
