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By: Joanne

Joanne — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:58:27 +0000

I feel like I am on a roller coaster with friendships.
Being chronically sick, losing a bit of my hearing and after my divorce, I felt isolated.

I am genuine and have no trouble making friends, however, keeping them has been a challenge. I tried Friendster since I was cooped up at home and loved the friends I made on there but then all of a sudden, most of them dropped out of my life.

I am feeling like the male friends have stuck with me more. I hate to say and now that I have been busy with school, volunteer work and life as a single parent, I feel so out of touch with the friends I do have…and it’s been a challenge to re-connect. Any ideas for me? I love your blog by the way!

By: Stancja

Stancja — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:48:36 +0000

I belive you should move to some small city. People there tend to be really friendly (as soon as you stop being a stranger to them obviously). Living around your friends in the city might be really hard. Stancja´s last blog post..Wroc?aw 23.04.2009: Mam do wynaj?cia

By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:19:01 +0000

Arswino – It is such a gift to now have friends around the world. This global blogging circle is priceless.

Jannie – Yes, a busy friendly community is so much fun.

Barbara – I love those “remember when” conversations when we laugh until we cry.

Darren – Too bad we don’t live in the same neighborhood. Looks like we are looking for the same sort of friendly street. Fortunately, we live in the same virtual community.

By: Darren Sproat

Darren Sproat — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:33:19 +0000

I cherish the relationships I have in the ‘real world’ and in the virtual world and, like you, desire living in a neighborhood filled with friends… and operate in a virtual world filled with friends.
Thanks for part 3 of this series, I loved them all..
Regards,
Darren

Darren Sproat´s last blog post..On Growing a Dream

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:27:10 +0000

Hi Stacey,

I just read your quote over at Lance’s blog. That was a great one.

I have three lifelong friends. What I like the most about growing old together is we can share those moments of “remember whens” and then laugh, cry, sigh….

It would be awesome to live close to my real life friends, but since I don’t we make good use of the telephone and internet.

I also love my blogging buddies. Although cyber friendship is different than real life, through the virtual world they can give us support others don’t understand our love of blogging and sharing. I see it as a win-win and I end up with friends all over the world.

Barbara Swafford´s last blog post..About Me – The Most Important Page On Our Blog

By: Jannie Funster

Jannie Funster — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:43:51 +0000

Virtual and local, it's all great. I like friends who drop in unannounced, yes! We grew up in an area like that, everybody was always in and out of everyone else's house. So much fun. Definitely like the peacemakers. And yes, be great for all my friends to all know each other. Jannie Funster´s last blog post..Twitterpated (not!) (yet)

By: Arswino

Arswino — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:56:07 +0000

Hi Stacey, thanks for the questions. It is useful to me.
Since I have been blogging, my friends are all over the world now, including you.

By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:54:02 +0000

Kip de Moll - Hi! Thank you for your heart-felt comment. Oh, how I would love to host a party and have all my blogging friends travel in for the occasion. I’ve been thinking a lot about Vermont lately as she sheds her winter coat for her extraordinary mud season.