[annie222]

Hi Newlysingledad,

I don’t know the answer to your question but wondered if you had tried Mumsnet for more replies as well, as it’s a busy site.

I know you are a dad but there are men on there too, albeit far fewer. (You don’t have to be a mum to post). Some of the members there are a bit snappy and temperamental but there are also some very good people if you sort through the ones who seem to want a fight about everything! 🙂

In your position, I would want my girl to go to the best school, regardless of the distance. I found your message a bit confusing as you seem to like the school you applied for and visited, but are you saying you want to withdraw her now (because Mum can’t do the travel there), even though the schools nearer to her are not so good?

[annie222]

Hi Amber,

I wondered if you had tried Bumble app to make new friends in your area at all. I recently moved into Norfolk from a long way away, and I have been on my own since I had to ask my partner to leave 16 months ago. I was really alone here until I tried Bumble; now, I have three close friends locally!

I know people use the site for dating but if you stay off that side of the site and use the BFF side instead, it works well. or it does for me, anyway! Try to talk to women who will actually meet up as some are lifelong chatters but they won’t actually get off the sofa and go out to meet people. 🙂

My tips for using Bumble BFF would be to say yes to no more than three at one time, so avoid having a mad swiping session as you could find that you end up ignoring good responses if there are too many, and there is a time limit on replying!

Wait a couple of days to see if anyone writes to you before moving to the next because if you get too many chats going, no one really gets to know you and the contacts will fizzle out.

Take the initiative to make contact first as much as you can, and be chatty. After that, once you have had a reply, try and check in regularly if there’s a woman you really want to get to know, so that you stand out for being consistent and interested. And invite people to actually do things. Be real on your mini profile … try to be your true self, and it’s surprising who notices you. Good luck!

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