US EditionDear Abby: My Ex Isolated Me From My Friends, and Now I’m All Alone
COMMUNITY WHERE THE MOTHER LIVES, AUG 7 – A mother and her two sons face loneliness despite her involvement in multiple community activities, highlighting the challenge of forming lasting friendships over two years.
- On Friday, the mother remains alone despite being well-liked, and her sons 18 and 20 also struggle to find meaningful friendships.
- Over a 20-year marriage, her ex-husband slowly isolated her from friends and family, leaving her at 49 and without close friends.
- The mother says she has actively tried to build connections for the last two years, volunteering at church, renting a community garden plot, and attending local library and farmers market events.
- The mother says everyone she meets is too busy or wrapped up in their own lives to make room for a new friend.
- Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren suggests her sons join campus clubs or seek counseling and even invite acquaintances over, to combat loneliness.
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Dear Abby: My attempts to reconnect after divorce are fruitless
Dear Abby: I was married for 20 years to a man who slowly isolated me from friends and family until I had no one but him to rely on. Now 49 and divorced, I am without close friends. For the last two years, I’ve been actively trying to build connections. I go to church and volunteer, rent a plot at the community garden to meet other gardeners, attend events at the local library, chat with vendors at the farmers market and know all my neighbors by…
Dear Abby: Divorced woman says she’s struggling to find meaningful friendships ... and her sons are, too
DEAR ABBY: I was married for 20 years to a man who slowly isolated me from friends and family until I had no one but him to rely on. Now 49 and divorced, I am without close friends. For the last two years, I’ve been actively trying to build connections. I go to church and volunteer, rent a plot at the community garden to meet other gardeners, attend events at the local library, chat with vendors at the farmers market and know all my neighbors by…
Dear Abby: My ex isolated me from my friends, and now I’m all alone
DEAR ABBY: I was married for 20 years to a man who slowly isolated me from friends and family until I had no one but him to rely on. Now 49 and divorced, I am without close friends. For the last two years, I’ve been actively trying to build connections. I go to church and volunteer, rent a plot at the community garden to meet other gardeners, attend events at the local library, chat with vendors at the farmers market and know all my neighbors by…
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