Re:Question about Stalkers caligirl: unfortunately, when you are the new person in town, and attractive--women are threatened, and may take awhile to warm to you--and when you smile, men may misinterpret that as you being friendly toward them---
maybe you can meet some people(other Mom's) at the playground or kiddie swimming pool--with your kids, then at least the common ground would be the kids, you can say you're new in town and see what kind of upcoming summer activities they involve their kids with and just go from there....i think i remember you having a thread about going to the zoo awhile back ago---they must have zoo/museum memberships that may be inexpensive....just a thought...
Good Luck!
--Cali
Re:Question about Stalkers sheydp: Hey Sully, I'll stalk you! :o ;) ;D
Seriously, though... sometimes for us moms, online friends help with the loneliness thing - I volunteer to be an online friend!
As for in person - smiling is nice, don't stop. Some people may seem like they are stalker-types because lonely people gravitate towards friendly people in an effort to be less lonely. Sometimes they are lonely because they just have no social skills, so they may act weird even if you DID get to know them, and it is a lot of work to socialize someone who has spent their whole life with poor social skills and ostracized. If you don't want to be bothered with them, smile, but make the eye contact and smile brief. Enough to let them know they are worthwhile, but not enough to let them think you are willing to spend time with them. Nice, but not inviting.
As for in-town friends - parks and other kid places are great to meet other moms. Set a routine, so you might see the same mom a few times to make it easier to strike up a conversation - like go to x park at 10 am every Saturday, etc.
Good luck!
Shey
