I so understand. I have lots of numbers in my phone, but outside of family, no one calls. Seems I'm always the one making the effort to reach out. It's discouraging. I don't meet anyone when I go out by myself either, but I don't want to be lonely for the rest of my life, so I need to do something other than sit home alone. Last week I sat in the park and read a book. It was good to be out the house for a while. Think of it as doing something for you. If you meet a friend in the process then that would be an added bonus.

TheOriginalMe, I thought I was the only one who thought like that. When I got to 40, I rationalized it like that too, so the yearning wouldn't be so bad. It helped. Now and then, I wonder what it would've been like to have a child, but I don't dwell on it and I'm not sad about it.