Hi there,

Myself and my wife have just moved to Vancouver, I'm working all day but my wife is home alone and is slowly going nuts not having any mates in this part of the world !!

She does stand up comedy and is a high school teacher. We're both cool people and we like to think we are far from pretentious but also far from stupid. I am a sales manager at Vancouver Convention Centre. I am 30 and she's 33.

She is seven months pregnant and bored. Is there anyone female living near West Broadway up for a coffee sometime?
She doesn't know I'm writing this and would kill me if she knew I was offering her company!!
But I really want to help her and I think some nice company would make her feel less useless. For some reason having not working makes her feel less of a person apparently. Silly I know, but understandable and common amongst preganant women not working.

Anyone up for a coffee?

Many thanks
Alex

If I was closer I'd pop in for a coffe, I know how she feels - although not pregnant (been ther done that!) I felt useless not working when we first got here - didn't work for the 1st 8 months and felt less of a person because I couldn't contribute to anything, when I always have paid my own way. Best of luck with Bubs when he/she arrives.

Thoughtful bloke, although I suspect she will do you when she realises you posted this. Horrible feeling being at home, bored and feeling professionally castrated.

I understand the bored part, I've been "unemployed" for over 4 years now, ever since I quit my job to move with the wife. Whilst I wouldn't like to go back to work I do understand the bored part. Basically it takes time to adjust to having a whole day to fill, being in a strange city doesn't help.

First off it takes time to adjust to not working, it would be no different if you both had retired. The key for her to find a way to fill her day, of course once the baby comes that part will be taken care of, but it won't replace the lack of friends or fulfillment that she misses. Best thing is to get involved in the community, volunteer, join a church group or what ever. there are no shortage of opportunities.

Unlike if you moved to some where else in Europe she doesn't have a language barrier.

I'm currently in Spain and can you believe it I'm actually home sick for Germany! Has lot to do with the fact few Spanish speak English and I don't speak any Spanish.
But I've adjusted to being on the road. Hard to believe you get used to being by yourself.

I have sent you an email

I can relate to that. I was unemployed for two years when we arrived in Canada. There is a limit to how many loads of laundry you can do in a day. Fortunately I made lots of friends pretty quickly. Almost all of them were self-employed, so there was always someone around for a lunchtime pint.

yea but vancouver is hard to make friends. even people from outside van but from canada used to say that to me. mind u i left with quite a few.

and mate u gonna be in trouble when u get home!