Meeting women my own age/interests

[VeganBikeChick]

Thanks so much to everyone for your ideas. Unfortunately i dont have internet so i dont get onto TE nearly as much as I'd like . Jess, I'd love to join your running group. I just signed up for a 10k and need all the motivation i can get.

I will definitely put into motion the ideas you all have suggested. Thanks again.

[Catrin]

I hear you, I have the same problems meeting other women close to my age and interests. It doesn't help being shy in person, though that might sound odd coming from me. It is hard for me to break out of my routine and get out there to meet new people. What has been interesting to me is recently I've been meeting younger women (30s) with similar interests with whom I seem to be making better friendship connections than women closer to my age. These women have children and are not single, but their interests are closer to mine than most of the 50ish year old women I know.

One exception was a woman I met recently who wants to mtb with me since she figures her children are now old enough to take care of themselves if something happens to her on the trail! Her comment opened my eyes to a few things. Not being a mom I hadn't thought about it that way but given my own injury rate on the trail (and the whiplash injury last year could have been far worse, as bad as it was). She is my age and wants to start mtb racing next year. I told her I would be her cheering section

[missjean]

I hear you, I have the same problems meeting other women close to my age and interests. It doesn't help being shy in person, though that might sound odd coming from me. It is hard for me to break out of my routine and get out there to meet new people. What has been interesting to me is recently I've been meeting younger women (30s) with similar interests with whom I seem to be making better friendship connections than women closer to my age. These women have children and are not single, but their interests are closer to mine than most of the 50ish year old women I know.

This issue is something that has been on my mind lately, and it is good to see that I am not the only one who is having this problem. I've even thought about starting a Meet Up group for active woman over 45, but I just don't have the time.

[indysteel]

I haven't paid much attention to my friends' ages relative to mine in a long time. I have only a handful of friends who are also in their early 40s. The rest of my friends are in their 50s and 60s. And my husband is in his early 30s. Age matters less to me that compatibility.