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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in a similar boat.  I have reached out to people, but for whatever reason, nothing positive has come out of it.  I have tried volunteering, but it's been more of an individual activity than I realized. I started a book club, but that also has not led to friendships, only acquaintances.

Some posts have mentioned meetups and social groups.  Would someone be able to post some specific examples or links?

I'm sorry to hear that so many are struggling, and I hope we all find some connections.[/quote]

I hear you and I feel your pain.

I am the OP of this thread. Just like you I feel that I only attract acquaintances but no one moves from 'acquaintance' or 'casual friend' to close/best friend.

My husband and I live in a small community. It's very pretty and safe, and it's generally a very friendly place to live. When we moved here I thought it would be super easy to make friends, but this is not necessarily the case.

Some women are cliquey. Not in an unfriendly or nasty way, but they seem to have a select group of friends and I am not one of them, even after living here for 15+ years. In the meantime they remain cordial and friendly but nothing more. The relationship remains stagnant. Reaching out to them to form a closer friendship just doesn't work.
I don't know if it is me or them.

[b]I wish there were a dating site, but just for friends[/b]!
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I believe that Bumble (dating site) has a friend matching feature[/quote]

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