Hi Annie
I am with Eddie on this one , I had never had close women friends til I came to AA, and it has been a learning experience for me . I too started going for coffee ( and Pizza) after meetings ,and have found that I have much in common with some of the women. We go for lunch, have " girls nites in" sad movies , and soup lol, we have formed a book club, we sew together , all kinds of things !I have found it to be very enriching , and I have learned to laugh again!
I am just begining to feel "part of" AA, even the men , who initially were a bit " stand offish" tease me, and hug me now , ( even tho I am old enough to be their Mum) lol
it all takes time Annie
hang in there
HUGX
lee