About a year ago I met another senior lady. We are both very active seniors; looking a lot younger , etc. Anyhow, in the beginning I thought we had a lot in common, movies, etc. and we did, in fact, go together a few times to movies. She belongs to a book club, which I went once and did not like; I go to a University for classes and invited her to come once FREE. So far, she has not done so. Also, we do not go to any movies. She seems to want to attend only FREE events, whereas I do not care whether it is free or not. I have told her many times about FREE events, but she never wants to go to them and always has some excuse; even if they are FREE. There are so many events, etc. in my area that are fun and I feel rather bad that she does not seem interested. She has a little dog with her and seems to devote a lot of time to her pet, which I fully understand, but many people here BRING THEIR PETS TO EVENTS. She says she "does not like crowds; does not want to pay for parking; does not want to pay for events... where am I on this?
I also have had HER to my home for two or three times nice lunch, but she has NEVER invited me to HERS...
Should I just not bother with this person any longer...
Sometimes it's hard for seniors to connect. This person was a teacher at one time and I need someone INTELLIGENT to speak with. Other people in my University classes have asked if I want to go to lunch, etc.; Do you think I should just forget about trying to be friends with this person ?