Are You Lonely, Too?

I think a lot of women are lonely.

There. I said it.

Not necessarily alone.

Lonely.

There’s a difference.

You can have a husband.

Kids.

Grandkids.

Friends you’ve known for years.

A full calendar.

A phone that never stops buzzing.

And still feel like something is… missing.

Someone commented on my last post that she’s been feeling out of sorts.

Like she wakes up, does the same things every day, goes to bed, and gets up to do it all over again.

Then I came across another woman over 50 who simply asked:

“I want to make new friends. How do I do that?”

365 women responded.

THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE.

And I thought…

Oh.

This isn’t just a her thing.

This is a we thing.

I think there are a whole lot of women standing in the middle of their lives wondering where everybody went.

The kids grew up.

Careers changed.

Friendships shifted.

Some marriages changed.

Some of us moved.

Some of us stopped drinking.

Some of us stopped wanting to do the things we used to do.

Some of us changed so much that the places we once belonged don't quite fit anymore.

And making friends at 50 is WEIRD. 😂

What are we supposed to do?

Walk up to another woman in Target and say,

“Hi. You look emotionally stable and fun. Would you like to get coffee?”

Because honestly, I might be willing to try it. 😂

But underneath the joke, I think there’s something worth talking about.

Maybe you’re not unhappy with your life.

Maybe you love your life.

And maybe you're still lonely sometimes.

Maybe you're craving deeper conversation.

More laughter.

More girlfriends.

More purpose.

More things on the calendar that you actually look forward to.

Maybe you're just craving a little more life in your life.

I don't have some grand solution for this.

I'm figuring it out too.

But I do know this:

If you've been waking up lately feeling a little out of sorts…

little disconnected…

A little like everyone else got the instruction manual for this chapter and yours got lost in the mail…

You are not the only one.

Apparently, there are at least 365 of us. 😉

And I have a feeling there are a whole lot more.

So maybe we start here.

What are you craving more of in this chapter of your life?