It seems almost silly as a 30 year old f. to ask this sort of question, but it's really been difficult for me. I have not made a new close friend in years. I don't know why, exactly. My last close girlfriend moved away some time ago. Another girlfriend and I drifted apart, mostly because I got a feeling that I couldn't trust her and started to decline her invitations.

I am not having trouble finding people to talk to, or potential friends. It just seems like I can never connect with people on the level it takes to make a friend. The last time I went to a playgroup with my daughter I felt completely uncomfortable with the other moms. I felt out of place and like we had absolutely nothing to talk about other than our kids.

I didn't have this problem when I was younger, or if I did, didn't notice it because I had plenty of people around. In some ways I think the problem might be that I can come across as being less-than-empathetic to people. No matter what I'm feeling, I tend to try to stay calm and keep my wits about me in daily life. Perhaps that makes me unfriendly in some way.

What do you all think?