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[quote=Anonymous]You just don't know what's going on in their lives. I met someone new to my neighborhood and we quickly went out for lunch and started texting a bunch - then my mother had a serious health problem, my nephew was diagnosed with a rare fatal condition, I got slammed with work, and I just didn't have the bandwidth to nurture this relationship.

About six months later I did reach out to this person and she basically said that I had flaked on her and thanks but no thanks to getting together again. One the one hand, I guess good for her for knowing what she wants - on the other, seemed like a fairly nasty way to behave toward someone she doesn't even really know, who was going through things she has no idea about.

Just to say: people might just be dealing with some stuff and not have the bandwidth for a new friendship right now. I think the other PPs are right that your best bet is to try to meet other people. Join a club, join a FB group for foodies and put up a broad invitation to have a group dinner (we made friends with people in a local foodie group when we were new to town - in middle age). You have to treat friendship like dating, basically - cast a wide net, try not to get too hung up on any one person, go out on a lot of first dates and see what sticks, etc. 
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