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Moving On
18/f
I know the best thing to do when you go through a break up is to try new things, make more friends and meet more people.
How do I do that and what do I do?
Like there are tons of things I'd like to try and classes I'd like to take but I have no money and no car. I'm currently not in school because of finances and my dad just had an accident and is on disability so we're not getting much money...and almost everything costs money. Like they're literally giving us $16 a month. We just got food stamps but all the money I had saved is going towards bills and anything else you can think of.
I just need something to do that's free but will keep me happy and occupied.
And how do I meet new people? I've never had a problem with that because I was in school. I tried to look into things where I have interests but they either cost money or are too far. I've never been into meeting people through the internet but is that my only option?
Anyways, sorry that this was long. Just having a hard day and I've never felt more lonely. Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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I'm the same age as you now, but I broke up with someone three years ago and needed to get myself together again.
What I did was volunteering. Honestly, there is no better way to make friends with people. And its 100% free. You can have a laugh, you can keep busy, and you can go home in the knowledge that you made a real difference.
I volunteer in a charity shop at the moment. Put it this way-its that good, I wont be leaving even when I move to Uni. It means you can talk to people from all sorts of walks of life. Also, to be fair most charity shop contain the unemployed but lets be honest, older people.
I find they value me in my shop because I bring fresh ideas in terms of window displays and things. The fact I'm helping others is just a bonus.
Of course-there are so many other forms of volunteering. But aswell, if you can put down on your CV you volunteer, an employer is more likely to pick you because you have 'lived a little' and have good grounding and cultural awareness-a key quality in gaining any job.
I mean I live in the UK and we have sites like Do it.org which tell us which vacancies are going. I'm sure you'll have something like that in the US too. Also, if you have to travel to work, most charities will pay you the required expenses to cover this
So yeh. Volunteer. Like rehab to get through a breakup. Helped me-in fact I don't know where i'd be without my voluntary jobs. Take care x
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