dascollins Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Hi there, well five years on and would like to broaden our network. I'm 38 and work practically full time so meeting up is limited to weekends:( Hubby is 49 and we've a 7 year old son. Would love to meet similar aged people with children preferably, SOR. We live in Beeliar. Got to admit the whole friendship thing has been the toughest thing to establish, you just can't bring that sort of history with you:(PM if interested in catching up:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulou Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hi We are in Yangebup have 2 boys 9 & 5 we have meet ups with some other people on here who are all around this area I can let you know next time there is one We had one yesterday at Woodmans Point Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frets Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hi there, well five years on and would like to broaden our network. I'm 38 and work practically full time so meeting up is limited to weekends:( Hubby is 49 and we've a 7 year old son. Would love to meet similar aged people with children preferably, SOR. We live in Beeliar.Got to admit the whole friendship thing has been the toughest thing to establish, you just can't bring that sort of history with you:(PM if interested in catching up:) Hi, I can honestly say I agree with you. We've been here 6 yrs and the friend side of being here has been the hardest hurdle to get over. But I will say we have a very small circle of friends, some we don't see from one yr to the next. And it doesn't bother us as much now as it did when we first arrived. It's the one thing you can't remedy over night. I don't try so hard now, we're happy with our lives as they are, no stress, no worrying about upsetting this person or that person. As you said it's the whole history thing. Back in England I had work friends then when you have kids you have the school friends thing and it's pretty much like that here, I have a social life through work which helps. It will happen, if you think you've been in England a long time, so that's a lot of history, and it didn't happen over. A short space of time it was a 40 yr thing with me, so it'll take a long time here. My advice is don't push it, you want the friendships that are true friendships, not the kind that come and go. Believe me, having been shat on from a great height over here it's not all it's cracked up to be. Anyway I wish you luck, and I hope you find some friends that are worth their weight in gold. All the best Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 Establishing a friendship group is one of the most difficult things - there's a possibility of grasping at anyone initially and some of those friendships work and some don't. We've been here 7 years next month and it's only really in the last couple of years that we really feel that we have a very sound/solid friendship group - mixture of people from UK, Aus, NZ. I feel confident now of picking and choosing what I go to who I mix with, whereby when we first arrived I would turn up at the opening of an envelope thinking it an opportunity to make friends lol. As Frets says, it took time to establish friendships in the UK - no different here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi There I think we're on the same thread for a meet up at the High Road Tavern. We don't have children but if you wanted to meet up somewhere child friendly one weekend for a coffee we'd be ok with that - there's a nice landscaped area down at Port Cooggee that looks good for kids and grown ups alike if you fancy it? I'm 37 and OH is 42. PM me if you're up for meeting up. Tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moss2oz Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Hi there, well five years on and would like to broaden our network. I'm 38 and work practically full time so meeting up is limited to weekends:( Hubby is 49 and we've a 7 year old son. Would love to meet similar aged people with children preferably, SOR. We live in Beeliar.Got to admit the whole friendship thing has been the toughest thing to establish, you just can't bring that sort of history with you:(PM if interested in catching up:) My sister lives in Beeliar, Luttrell Gardens. I'm hoping to move over later this year with my two boys age 16 and 11. I'll be staying with my sister initially but renting nearby later. Hopefully you will have widened your network of friends by then but if you want more just shout. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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