Nobody wants to be around a negative person with lots of problems.
Hmm. I thought that was pretty much
all of us at one time or another?
I'll go to virtual coffee with you! ['cept I'm gonna have diet coke]
I can't begin to understand [or imagine] what it must be like to start over after 20 years. But I'm so glad you came back!! Is there maybe a Beginner's Meeting around where you're at? Maybe people there would be a bit more . . . welcoming?
I've also had times where it's been really hard for me to connect and make friends. Frustrating cuz it seems like everyone else has a posse of a dozen or so "best friends." Please don't let it get you down! Hit some different meetings. Talk to people you haven't seen there before. I love this "new-fangled texting thing". Easier for me to start out by texting than actually speaking!
And like someone very close to me recently reminded me, people who treat you like that aren't supposed to be in your life. You deserve better than that. Keep looking! You'll find it. Hey, if an introverted loner can do it . . .
Where ya wanna go for coffee/soda?