Find new friends at Forty?

I'm almost forty and live in a small town which I don't particularly care for. I'd like to make a friend or two to share my common interests, but nothing too involving. Would be nice to have someone to share a movie with or another dad to discuss parenting with, etc.





My life is otherwise quite fulfilled and I take a lot of pleasure from my (self employed) work, wife, son and dog. In truth, I wouldn't want to be he kind of person who had a lot of friends as I really wouldn't have the time or commitment to keep in touch with them all.





Any answers would be welcome. I was once a member of a martial arts club and that was good for a while. But I found myself disappointed with the friends I had there and also didn't really think that the friendships were even sided, so I quit. I'd also gone too fat from wayyy too much working overtime in my day job so that didn't help either! ;)





Thanks.





R

Find new friends at Forty?
I've made good friends offline from people i met on social sites online...also any hobby, volunteer work, classes, etc that may interest you have the potential of people being there that may be friend-material for you.





Are there PTA meetings at your child's school? Perhaps a parent whose child also attends your child's school, would be a potential friend.





There are many ways to meet people...join online groups/websites that cater to people who have interests common to yours...look up groups online that focus on your local area. Scan your Sunday paper for clubs or groups that meet around your area. Perhaps there's something you'd be interested in investigating (a car club, a card playing group, charitable organization, etc).





Good luck!
Reply:Every town, even the small ones, have their share of older people. Offer your help to someone who may need it. You may be surprised to find someone who may not be as able to "get around" easily, but could be an interesting person to spend some time with in conversation. They may even want to go to a movie. And, more important, it should not be a threat to your wife.
Reply:I'm in the same boat and its hard....everyone tells me to find new interests or go to church...well, I'm not into church and its hard to find new interests at 40 when you are a single parent....if you get some good answers, let me know!!!