Hi Badwolf: I have never really had any close friends. I also haven't had any friends at all for many years now. (I do have acquaintances... people I know just casually.) I've gotten to the point now where I seldom even think about it & really don't care anymore. I am married though & so I do have my wife for companionship. So that makes a big difference. My interests have always been so different from most anyone I ever knew that I just couldn't relate to anyone else, & no one else was able to relate to me. At this point, I wouldn't know what to do with a friend if I unexpectedly found one. I'd probably run the other way!