Hi everyone,
I want to preface this post by saying I love and appreciate this community. I know there are so many walks of life represented on this subreddit and this is not an attempt to force a singular narrative. I just feel aweful about a situation that occurred last night and wondering if anyone had words of encouragement.
Just a bit of a vent. For starters I practice the Christian Faith and after weariness of attending church and feeling like an outcast, I stopped going for 6 months. I recently started attending a new church consistently. With an excellent worship team and Biblical teachings, I was considering attending this church for the foreseeable future.
The church has an eclectic mix of activities and I thought I would get out of my comfort zone and go to a paint night. I was eager to meet more members and start to build relationships.
Talk about rejection sensitivity!
I had several of the women walk past me without saying hello even when I smiled. I tried engaging in conversation with a couple of the women, but they just gave me a half smile and then continued their conversations as if I wasn't there.
I felt like garbage. I sat alone for most of the paint night. Women would look at where I was sitting and then walk right past me. It seemed like everyt ime I tried to be friendly, I was met with cordial iciness.
This just hurts so much because when its coming from women in the church. I know there are so many faiths represented on reddit, so this my POV is just a drop in the bucket. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this within a church setting, but it hurts so bad. 😞