I posted a personal ad for some female friends. Surprisingly, got three replies. Stopped after the first exchange of emails. It's so lovely to anticipate making friends, so hard to deal with the reality of hit and miss first meetings. Where's the Tardis when I need it... just want 5 minutes to jump ahead a year and see how this life of mine works out.

Edit: Just made myself reply to all three of them. One lives too far away, one's borderline, one's close, so.... (crosses fingers)