I have been blessed with 2 great ladies, really close friends and a sister that has been my friend since I can remember (she is 7 years older than me)
But it hasn't been easy at all. I have found really great ppl here, that we even took it to the next level and I have phone comunication with one of them.
What I'm doing lately is, that I found this great web site, where you cna find ppl with the same interest as yours, it's call:
http://www.meetup.com/
You can find ppl from your own city, having this same issue, hard to find friends.
I went to the 1st meeting at a great restaurant last week and I had a blast.
Hope this can help
Hang in there hon, you are not alone~