Who am I???

[Lucky13]

When I first moved away from my moms house I thought I had it all figured out and there wasn't a problem I couldn't deal with...ah to be 22 again. I had the roommates from hell from 2003-2006 and every problem you could think of short of a terminal disease (thats extreme but things were horrible). I cried ALOT....to put it mildly. In 2006 I moved into an apartment by myself and since then have been coming to grips with all the b.s. from my terrible roommates. I think I was so miserable during that time that I lost who I was and forgot about all that made me happy. I have lived in this area for two years and know less than a handful of people. I went back to school and have met some people there...which made it almost a handful. I read another thread about going out by himself/herself and I have been toying with the idea. I haven't been on a date since january/february and haven't had a "hook-up" in longer than I care to share. With all this rambling my question is ....how do you find yourself again??? I hear all the time that I need to get out more but when I know a small amount of people that can't always go out with me...what's a girl to do. I want to get out...I really want to meet people...and really really really want to go out on dates and "what not". Does anyone have advice.

[bluespoon]

if you want to meet new people/try new things, try www.meetup.com :)

it's a great low-pressure way to meet new people...and perhaps even a date!

[GR2BR]

I finally asked myself...MANDI what do you LOVE TO DO??? I went to a local bookstore and read up on topics that I love. I started putting my cell phone on silent and give myself an hour of MANDI time. Its all about redirecting your thinking, easier said than done, but with work you will acheive what you want..and its worth it. You deserve it. Good luck. Let me know if you need help. Ive helped people with this in the past, we can AIM each other or something.

[kjs77]

I have to agree with Mandi. I'm getting to the point where I don't want to "look for a date" anymore. I've been doing that forever and it has gotten me nowhere. Just like Mandi was saying I've decided to just concentrate on my hobbies and passions in life and let fate run it's course. Plus I also need to work on bettering myself with going to the gym and getting healthier. Then in another post I stated that I'm swearing off online dating which is getting really annoying. If I ever have any doubts I'll just think about my friend's wedding recently where I caught the garter. As ridiculous as it sounds that actually inspires me. :heehee: