Yes. And why do people always suggest things like, "Join a club! Go to church! Meet like-minded people! Just get out there!" like you've never ever tried any of those things before. Some of us have tried all of those things and still, here we sit on our laptops day after day, the phone silent, nothing going on, no plans to join.

It's not always that easy so please stop making friendship out to be like something you can just go out and buy from the grocery store. I've worked hard all of my life, ever since I was a little girl, to make friends and it just doesn't come easily to me. Making it sound easy is just insulting and makes me feel worse about myself...like I'm completely missing the boat.