loneliness

For older australians or even for the young to combat loneliness all you need is a computer with a web cam. 

That is what I did, and I met people from all over the world.

Just go onto a good chat site,you can start with texting, then if you like what you read then go onto emailing each other, then video chat where you can see each other. With email you can send photos and become very good friends, even visit each other if you like. You don't have to talk about sex, there are other things to talk about. All sorts of things. 

It is like the old pen pal friendship but much better. Why not give it a go? It can be very rewarding and you can make good friends and beat loneliness.

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Would like to know more deatails of how to do this John, sounds very interesting, not everyone is an expert on the computer (including me)

 

Yes Toot, if one is not full bottle on the computer you can fall into some traps through no fault of your own.

I have made three friends on this site and chat privately to them, but there is no private area on the site to do that now.

I think loneliness can be a situation were people can make some errors and others take advantage of them.

I don't want to put people off this idea but one has to have their wits about them.

I say this especially since my stroke in May and trying to get back on my feet, it has not been easy and I have made many errors, without the help of my husband I would have been in a pickle!

Hi toot2000 , im no expert either, My friend showed me what to do years ago.so lets start with down loading Bearshare. thats not a bad one to start with.  Then set up a simple profile, read other peoples comments ,click on them and start chatting with them, if you dont like them or they are all about sex just move on to someone else.  Its been a while since i have done it now because i am now married last 6 years.aged 69. not lonely now toot2000.

toot2000, google COMPANIONS and have a read ,start like that.

Thanks John.

Celia, why not email your friends, chat like that ,share pics, or even video chat if you know them well,   There are no real traps, just dont ever send money, ever.

You don't mention the names of any chat sites! How to find them?

We made a webcam with our Smartphone and keep in touch with family through either Zoom or Skype, including family overseas. It only involves downloading an app on both the PC and the Smartphone and away you go. Works for us.

Sue Ridge....................Absolutely love your snapshot of the old outhouse (or Dunny) and it evokes many old memories but, if I may , I would like to make a couple of suggestions as to how it may be improved to a greater degree of authenticity.

1.  It needs a good shove in either direction as they were never seen plumb vertical.

2.  It needs an embracing growth of greenery over it.  Choko vine used to be de rigeur in my time.???? 

 

Best I can find for you, Paddles..............

 

Outhouse Down!

 

toot2000,maxwell,as sue ridge said download skype or zoom,they have thousands of people asking to be friends on there,  Believe me if you live alone and are lonely then this is a good way to go,   every day you can see and chat with your friend, male or female.share pics , and stories and have a friend on the other side of the world .give it a go, nothing to loose.   

Toot2000, forgot to mention ,when you use skype or zoom it all private, no one can see you or read what you say,   Not like here for the whole world to see.

didn't YLC used to have a member to member chat facility?

Yes...they did. Stopped because of spamming and because it became a hive of malicious gossip about other members.

I think it did farside but not now. Cant give out our email on here ,would be flooded with nut jobs.

Sophie in WA are the Senior Cit Clubs open and running at various Council parks around the various areas?

That is somewhere some of these people may enjoy going to.  They used to be very popular and have dances.

My 60 year old niece  [69 going on 40!] has a croup in Scarborough where she teaches danging to the elderly.

I am not one of them though!  But she has tried to get me interested but I don't like driving at night at my age now.

This could be followed on in a Senior Club in all areas in other states if they have not done so already.

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