How to meet people in a small city (e.g. Passau)

i have been living in a small city for the last three years and having problem making friends... my german is still really bad but am going to VHS and it is improving somewhat... the problem is, i just cannot seem to meet people to hang out with. i have moved a lot before coming here but never had problem like this... i am working from home so i dont meet people that way, and at school, there are only housewives who have no interest to get together in the evenings and do something... (i have nothing against "housewives" but it is just that, i am not used to hanging out only with people who must do this and that because of "my husband" and talk only about their babies--they are really nice people though) sometimes i have coffee with them after class and talk about their life as young mothers but they "have to" go home and prepare dinner before husbands get home... yes i am married too (no children) but my husband and i have somewhat more independent relationship... he is often not in town because of work, and even when he is here, he goes out with his friends when he wants to do something i am not interested in... (i used to do the same when we lived in other places, but i do not have friends to go out with yet, even after three years

i tried to make friends with husband´s friends, but, i dont know, i am just not fitting in... (they dont understand my sense of humor )

oh well... how do people meet people in a small city germany? i just dont know, i feel really unwanted here... i miss chatting with strangers wherever, at a post office, supermarket, on a bus or train, or really, wherever... i did that first, with my VERY limited german, but the response was unbelievably discouraging...

is there anyone in a similar situation? is online dating the way to go ?

You are married and want to date?

not necessarily... i guess i just need friends

I know English people in Passau. What age group are you looking for?

I think you should tell your husband you want to move. If you've been there for 3 years and don't like it, and he's never home, anyway, maybe you should at least consider living someplace you'd like a bit better.

or maybe i should ask, how can i learn to find german jokes funny?

Hear, hear.

Well, if you have crap German to begin with, you're unlikely to get the humor in a German joke, even on the off chance there is any.

Here's an idea! According to some posters on this Bavarian restaurant owner bans children under 12 all you need is a couple of babies and your life will be the most AWESOMEIST life EVAH!!!111!!!

Or she could get a dog. I hear miniature schnauzers are nice

Schnauzers are the best things on the planet. FACT!

Welcome to Germany where it can take a lot of time to meet real friends and acquaintances. My best advice after living here for 10 years in a situation where my husband for his job travels most of the year outside of Europe is to become your own best company and find ways to appreciate and cherish your solitude.

Rampant Rabbit?

Was ist eine rampant rabbit, eh?

Do you ever watch Sex in the City?

Who me? Nein.