Mj,
Hey sweetie. I read another post that said you were doing better after this week. I'm so glad. It was nice chatting with you.
I think your right:" they just get caught up in things, and forget" or "people can just be thoughtless". I think it is the combination of the two.
The problem is when I do the inviting they already have plans with the girls or something else. Also if I do the inviting I'm responsible for the "before" party which can get costly. You see in Norway is incredibly expensive to go out. It's normal to pay $10-$15 just to get in the door and a beer runs right around $5. So people get together before and then hit the town later. If I am always initiating I have to throw the pre-party and that can get expensive. If I just have people here they want to drink and hit the pub later anyway. The other women that I really would like to be better friends with have kids and thier own friends and prefer to be at home which is the impression I get until I see them or here about them being out.
I don't work besides my Mary Kay which is few and far between right now so I don't get a chance to meet alot fo new people and the langauge thing...well that's another story in itself.
Thank you making me feel not so alone feeling the way I do.
Heidu

Every path to a new understanding begins in confusion- Mason Cooley