'Making friends is hard': Calgirls Club building community to help lonely women
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Julia Craig moved to Calgary in September 2023 from Toronto and didn't know anyone, so she started the Calgirls Club to help other women who struggle to find close friendships.
Julia Craig moved to Calgary in September 2023 from Toronto and didn't know anyone, so she started the Calgirls Club to help other women who struggle to find close friendships.
"Calgirls is a community for women who want to make more girlfriends in the city," she said.
"They can do this through fun and unique events that not only benefit them but also benefit small businesses around the city."
Craig says she's been lonely for at least 10 years.
Even with family close and a boyfriend, she found she didn't have any girlfriends to confide in.
She says the pandemic didn't help matters and when she started reaching out on social media to other women about their state of loneliness, she was getting hundreds of replies.
"Right now, people are the loneliest and the most unhappy," she said.
