Hi all,

I am a very quiet person in my early 30's who has a dependable job, a wife and an almost 1-year old baby. I love being a father and feel like I am a good husband. I've been struggling quite a bit lately knowing that the only acquaintances I have are my family. Outside of a few neighbors that we have, I don't really socialize with anyone else. If you look up my post history, you'll notice I do suffer from depression/anxiety as well.

I mentioned earlier that I have a dependable job. While this is true it is in consulting. I recently have felt terrible as the company I was working with could no longer retain me. I was with them since I started with the consulting company (2 1/4 years). Although I didn't enjoy all of the work, I liked the people and felt my life and having these work acquaintances was enough for me. Now that I have lost that, I feel sort of at a loss.

I know I will be put on a new project but this one seemed to be the best fit for my personality which has always been a struggle. I came out of my shell a bit and became a key player.

I have talked with a few people in my family and they say the following:

• You'll meet lots of new friends as your daughter gets older
• They don't have many friends themselves as they've gotten older
• Be happy to have a wife and daughter

I guess for people who are in their 30s, I am just wondering if it is normal that I don't really have a social life. That I should be happy with just the time with my wife and child? Making new friends is an incredibly hard thing for me to do.

Thank you for listening.

Adam