No Friends in Retirement? It's a real thing!!! What did I do?

Many worry about having no friends in retirement. You have a lot of work "friends" and you will lose them once you retire. Is this a real thing? What did I do? Can I retire now? Retirement planning

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[wildnfrantic]

I recently retired and can't deny feeling lonely as I've very few friends - I enjoy some time alone and solitude but still trying to figure out how to adapt to this, along with retirement too.
Work colleagues were never friends though, simoly colleagues - work was the only thing we had in common.

[cynthiadeg]

Heck I have no friends NOW, so I’m not concerned about this issue on retirement

[Doggie]

My neighbor is 89 and for decades is part of a retiree group that meets daily at McDonald's for 90 minutes to solve local and world problems. He wouldn't miss those meetings for anything....

[dougB]

Some days my best friend is me, myself, and I and I like it.

[frenchiemomma]

Once my coworkers found out that I was retiring, I found that things changed. And I hadn't even left yet.

[bob]

After graduating from college, a friend (we graduated together) and I went back to the campus, about 6 months later, to have lunch with friends who were still students. It was different. We weren't part of that organization anymore. I guess you could say we weren't part of that tribe. The same holds true for the workplace.

[RobertsActiveRetirement]

More time does not equal less friends. Just the opposite, you have more time for friends and activites like you point out! Good point.

[dobiesj]

One doesn't even need to retire to see co-workers you thought were good friends disappear once you leave for another job. All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.

[Gonefish-n]

Worked from home for the last several years. Live in a rural area, work long hours so I do not get out much. My wife calls me a hermit. Looking forward to getting out more after I retire this year at 59.

[raybaker]

I can relate. At first I was spending too much time alone in the house and exercising in the park. Even going to church did not provide as much social interaction as I was seeking. I eventually joined some social organizations and started to do some volunteer work which helped provide a little more social engagements. I am an introvert so I have to force myself into interactions.

[clbcl]

A 1 week trip to Alaska only seems like 3 weeks with the wrong people.

[seanmorgan]

Having retired 7 months ago at 58 (thanks for the encouraging words!) I have loved it. Watching this has made me realise I don’t have any friends during the working week to meet up with. I felt good before watching this video - now realised I need to get out and make some new retired friends.

[prettygirlus]

Planning to retire in less than two years. Thought I had a couple of former coworkers as friends, still living close by. One guy left our employer 3 years ago and we kept in close contact, lunch each month, boating trips, holiday parties, and I even attended his wedding two years ago Don't know what happened, but he hasn't returned four phone calls over the past six months. I just deleted his number the other day. I think I got dropped.

One other coworker-friend retired two years ago. We got together for lunch one time a few months after his retirement, and another former coworker joined us. Had a great time, lots of laughs, and the time flew by. He had last minute excuses to decline my last two offers over the past six months.

One other true former coworker-friend just retired and moved 600 miles away.

[cathykearns]

I agree. Almost a year into retirement, it is clear that “friendships” that I thought transcended the work relationship didn’t. Working to make new friends in retirement, and yes, it is definitely a transition and a new season.

[MidlifeCrisisManagement]

great points about building better friendships because of not having to rush through life, Joe! before retirement - unless you're spending time outside of work with a co-worker pursuing non-work-related shared interests, there should be no expectations of friendship after you or that co-worker retires.

[darrenhere]

i think those of us who enter retirement whether forced or voluntarily, and lose our community/purpose structure are just being separated from worldly things, as part of His preparation for us to make our final journey Home. the more "retirement" grinds on, and the more passed by, by the world, the more packing i do for my final journey.

[happy_exmo]

Friendliness does not equal friendship. I had colleagues at work. I have friends at home. Luckily I am an introvert and enjoy solitude (a little too much according to my family members). But, I would like to make a friend I could just go get coffee with and chat about retirement a couple times a week. Most people my age (younger than 60) are still working. So, the pool of possibilities is quite limited.

[brawlstarboysmeandtheme]

Church can be a great source of developing more relationships in retirement too. More time to get involved with volunteer activities and home groups.

[SnakeBitBob]

I decided today to retire after just turning 60. I cant say that anyone at work is a true friend, but there are two women that would like to date me, but they are too young for me.
It is said there are 3 types of friends:
Friends for a season
Friends for a reason
Friends for a lifetime

I grew up alone. No big deal.

[jaynelson]

My wife and I retired three years ago and were the first in our group to retire, and are still waiting for others to follow. I made my living driving a truck and most work friends were via a phone conversation and that hasn't changed. Wish some of our friends would retire so we could enjoy some outings together.