Good for you for giving it a try. I agree that there are a lot of people out there with some weird motives on the internet there are some genuine ones too. It's all about deciphering the difference between the two. Sounds like you have good judgement.

I used to be on some online chat rooms and the first thing someone would want to talk about was sex. I knew right then that they were not genuinely looking for friends. I got tired of it rather quickly. It wasn't what I was looking for. It sounds like you are looking for true friendship, keep up the search just being careful not to be taken in.