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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an introvert OP, and my friends have mostly come from 2 activities: a book group, and a coed sport that I play.

[b]It takes repeated exposure and time for me[/b].  [/quote]

+1  We have a neighborhood potluck group of 7  families. We all are of different age groups but we all meet every month in someone's house for a potluck dinner.  With repeated exposure and time, we have become part of each other's life.

You have to nurture relationships, meet people where they are and at their comfort level, be generous, allow people to flake out, welcome new people and introduce people to each other.  This is a skill.  The friendships will happen in their own time and within their own limits.

Lastly, it just may be that you will not have the close girlfriend that you hope for. Even that is ok. My closest friend BFF died in 2017.  I have other friends too and I share some aspects of my life with them.  It is very hard to find someone who is everything to you. People closest to me are my mom, DH, siblings, SIL, DD and DS. I am close to many of my cousins and aunts, many coworkers, many neighbors. But with each, I share some part of my life. [/quote]

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