Gransnet makes me feel lonely

Go for it Wilma

Just popped in Jamsideown to say that is lovely to see you participating in the games threads. That's how I gained confidence to post on other threads.

I am hopeless in the games but always joined in with town, country, then someone just had to correct my bad spelling , hey ho ?

Hello, Blencathra, when I first joined Gransnet, like every other new netter, I felt out of my depth. I seemed to have the knack of upsetting one newcomer and there were times when I thought...b****r this for a game of soldiers! I'm not the brightest of folk. Politics and religion are no-go arrears. I do find it rather difficult to make new friends (because at heart, I'm a loner). I persevered and after some long time I thought I can open a virtual kitchen and hope that a few like-minded souls will join in discussing the ordinary, every day ups and downs of life. Sometimes someone needs reassurance/support/the wherewithal to celebrate or commiserate. Nothing more, nothing less. So far, so good. We become virtual friends, and sometimes meet in person. We were all newcomers. I'm very glad that I have Gransnet. It has opened up my life, especially now that I'm retired and live in a fairly remote area of Scotland. All good wishes to you. Perhaps you'll pop in sometime. You will made very welcome.

Annie don’t worry about spelling. We will know what you mean and that’s all that matters.
soop what a lovely post. I wish I’d started off by joining your lovely kitchen instead of getting my head bitten off elsewhere. I didn’t know the rules, and just barged right in with my badly-received comment. The kitchen is a lovely place, and hope we see jam and blencathra in here.

There, I meant

But soop - some people feel alienated from the kitchen as it is such a close group of folk! - it is hard to break in!

But the sentiment and aim of it are much appreciated.

Annie please stay on the town country game. Its lovely to meet up even if it is just in the virtual world.


Agree we were all newcomers when we bravely posted on GN for the first time

Luckygirl I only pop into the kitchen from time to time and can never catch up on all the goings-on - but there is always a friendly welcome, especially if you bring cake!

I thought I'd take a look at the Town and Country game but don't know how it works, let alone get the spellings wrong

Where would I find cake!!??

Hello Jam, I’m quite new here too but I’ve found eventually you get to recognise people and some I’ve met on here have been just lovely. Once you start posting, they get to know you too. I tend to post more when I can’t sleep! Please don’t feel bad, ? for you

Cherry x think I will post Welsh places and misspell them ?

I look in soops kitchen but to nervous to join.

GN is my link with the outside world and so many lovely people

Virtual calorie-free cake Luckygirl - whatever you like!

That one is a large coffee and walnut cake.

AnnieB Luckygirl Please, do give the kitchen a wee visit. The atmosphere is friendly. It's a matter of sharing ordinary, every day experiences. I believe in kindness. Confrontation is not for me. I'm far too much of a wimp to set foot over the threshold of certain forums. Although, having dared to push my way through the battered door of the Argy Bargy Caff bearing a messy upside-down cake, I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and will continue to barge in from time to time.

Luckygirl in the kitchen we do not mean to come across as being "cliquey". I think that we have "known" each other on line for years and are aware of what some people have been through in the past and recently. You will always receive a warm welcome and we never have a cross word to say to anybody unless as in on one occasion one person was quite rude about us.

The kitchen is lively and I don't think it's at all cliquey though I can see it might seem that way. Just join in and have your say - you will eventually get to know us.

Hi jam. Im ethel and sometimes my threads dont get much attention either but persevere. Sometimes its nice just to get it off your chest by posting. Ive been on here about 4 years. Good luck. I will always talk to you x

Good to see you popping up now and again ethel.

That is a good point ethel, just to be able to get something off your chest in the virtual world that you might not wish or be able to share face to face.

Thanks Soop I am sure it is me really. I don't feel that your kitchen is for me because I am not around enough. I have not been on here since I posted on 22nd and so have only just seen your reply. I am sure that if OP pops in daily she will soon feel included. It all depends on what you want from GN.

"Alienated"?? or "isolated" is sort of how I have been feeling for some time.

This is more to do with the fact that I have been feeling very down for some time now (all sorts of other stresses imagined or otherwise) rather than anything anyone on GN has said or done.

I have not been posting as much as I did. Many of the posts I have made around Christmas were dreadfully negative.

If you are feeling stressed and low in mood getting the energy to feel jolly and sociable does not come easily.
There is a big vicious circle going on in that observation .

I think I need to get off to the kitchen for some vitual TLC.

I was once very upbeat on here.

Thank you soop, I am in too unhappy a place to join you all but I do just like to sometimes pop and in read , such laughter and everyone so active, I like that

I think of you often Annie sending best wishes and

I wonder if there could be a forum Welcome to Gransnet....introduce yourself here. It could be a way to break the ice.
Kind thoughts to all lonely Gransnetters!