Originally Posted by Serenity8

I have been through many cycles of al-anon where I feel like I get so much out of it, then I've had times where I'm looking at my watch wondering when the meeting is going to end.

I have never felt uncomfortable with anonymity in an al-anon setting, but I don't socialize with those people with the exception of al-anon and now I've friended a few on facebook. We have an unspoken agreement that our al-anon life and our facebook life is separate, and that's ok with me.

But I understand your feelings, and it's a shame you can't find al-anon in a nearby town; I have been to meetings all over, by my house, by my sister's house, driving up to 40 minutes sometimes. Some meetings are great and I go back again and again when my schedule permits and others, I've been to once and just didn't feel like I fit with the people there.