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Sorry to hear you was bitten by a Dog. This is quite unusual for a Greyhound to tear someones trousers and so quickly as well...They are notoriously known for being shy creatures. Of course, any breed can be aggressive but I am yet to meet a Greyhound that's aggressive to humans. It is surprising he done what he did but if he did, then of course that is wrong.

Hi PMSE15,

Hi All, I posted in the lounge, explaining im a young 20 year old female, whos fairly new to the area and am in desperate need to meet some new people. Whats the age range like for your meet ups? I get on with people at any age but I am lacking in friends around 20-27 age and thought this place might be able to solve that problem :-). I am organising a meet up at the Sparrow Hawk Gastro Pub in Crystal Palace on December 27th from 6/7pm for general chit chat, drinks and a giggle if anyone is interested. xx

Hi, Thanks for your input everyone. Band of Bakers sounds interesting and I enjoy cooking. The choir however I'm sorry to say is certainly not very "me". I like going to the pub, enjoying a few drinks and more than anything just having a good time with people. My life for a young person is quite serious what with getting my flat, running the business and my partner being a fair bit older than myself, so I am trying to get away from the formal and "adult" things if that makes sense. Dont get me wrong I enjoy an older crowd most of the time, its great to talk about work and having decent convos, less trouble than tigers in Croydon haha but I have to admit, I miss the "younger scene". With my partner being older and him being a very sociable man with a wealth of friends, pretty much everyone ive socialised with in the past year have been in their thirties, give or take a few years and while I really get on with people of any age and made some great friends like that, ive realised now that what im lacking is a bit of immaturity and fun in my life that I missed out on at 18/ 19, now im 20 im young enough to still do it, without getting to 30 and doing it then. Id love to get into something constructive and active but for now I need to just at least meet a few new younger faces to build friendships with. I am a very loyal friend, which is probably what caused me problems in the past! I enjoy the serious stuff as well as having a good giggle about absolutely pointless topics! Me and my partner would both like to meet new faces in the area, individually and together so we can invite people other for nibbles and drinks, have more people to go out with other than the usual crowd as were trying to get away from the same old :-). Id love to organise a woman's only evening at a local bar or restaurant to get to know people. I know there are things I could join but it would also be nice to organise one as everyone will be in the same boat, rather than going along to something where the majority of people will be attending with company.

Hello, Thanks ill try meet up.com and see what its like. My only concern about just going to events around the area is that its still difficult to speak to people and I feel strange attending such things on my own :-/. Im not an shy person but its not really the "done thing" if that makes sense. I was wondering if there's any regular local meet ups for single people but not in a dating sense. Ill have a look in the meet new people section, thank you!

Hi Everyone, I have moved closer to ED and away from my home town to be closer to my business. I am a young person and have to say I am feeling rather isolated. I have a long term partner but he seems to be the only person I socialise with on a weekly basis. After finishing my college studies as an adult learner, I made a few great friends who I meet up with every few weeks and old School friends but rather sadly, many of those I used to call my friends seemed to drift away as I was moving in another direction to them. Many of them are still living in a bedroom at their parents or are very heavy drinkers who constantly enjoy the Croydon Clubbing scene, which just isn't my cup of tea! I am a very diverse person and what someone does for a living or where they live makes no difference to me but unfortunately those I called my friends were not so diverse and when I started to move on with my life and grow up, they didn't take too kindly to that and I decided to cut myself off from certain people. Now I am living here I would like to make some new, genuine friends that I can enjoy a wine with or go to shows etc. I don't really know where to start and it can be quite difficult for a young girl to meet other women these Days. Many thanks C

Hi, Can anyone help. When I try to start a new post in the lounge it says only registered users may post there and I noticed I am logged out. Thanks