Ok... so, this is sort of embarrassing... and I would be lying if I said that I didn't feel like sort of a loser for admitting it.. but I've lived in Chicago for 3.5 years and I really don't have any close girlfriends to show for it. Sad, right!?
Making friends, outside of a college-environment is incredibly difficult. People are busy... lots of people my age are married, working full-time, or parents! Finding fun, like-minded women to hang out with is like finding a needle in a proverbial haystack. Add to that the fact that I am naturally a homebody... and my dislike for crowded bars and clubs... it's ridiculous. I have a couple girls that I can call to hang out with... and a few that I really love and connect with - but life always interferes: kids, husbands, work, grad school, BLAH!!
Honestly, I'm yearning for the type of friendship that I had with my college BFFs... the kind where we'd laugh nonstop about stupid stuff that no one else understands, make late night trips to Wal-Mart and sing Backstreet Boys karaoke in aisle 3..... wear sweatpants and eat Nutella straight out of the jar.... the kind of friendship that doesn't require planning or penciling someone into your already-crammed datebook.
Does this kind of friendship exist in your late-20's?? Does anyone else feel this way??
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