No not at all,its just that everyday chat is more lighthearted sometimes.what we did at work what we cooked for tea,what the kids are doing,often mundane stuff but the kind of thing that you would perhaps have shared with the person you lost part of the missing is sharing those little things with someone and its never the same of course but it does help I find,even though is online its part of the real friendship that develops over time.Sometimes when you don't know what to say,that's just what you need.
I,m probably not the best person to ask about clubs,my attempts were the WI,and amateur dramatics neither of which were that appealing but I live in a village and there's not a lot of choice.This has happened before to me and last time round I had more choices and buried myself in education at the local FE college.The great thing is everyone is there for the course so there is a definite reason for being there and you instantly have that in common,but naturally chat at breaks maybe go for a drink after etc.How about photography for example,you can ramble much more slowly still be outdoors in nature and actually at a slower pace than most ramblers go you see more.could just be in the garden or the local park.I,m still an education addict but restricted by distance I do online courses.Future learn do free ones that don't require lots of time or last too long.Much of it is based on interacting online with other students,its something to focus on,and being free you can pick several subjects as tasters which then leads to doing a "proper" course if you hit on a subject you really enjoy.