Can I ask, how did you meet these folks where you see the same pattern?

About that pattern, I hear you; I have had this problem myself in a lot of friendships over the years. Some about drove me crazy because they're talking about their problems frustrated me. They didn't want to try new things to see if that helped; they vented and I can only take so much being vented at.

Nowadays, the friends I spend the most time around (online because I have been practically housebound because of my health for so many years) are friends I have made through playing online games. We have so much fun!! And they are simple people, devoted to their families and some I have been friends with for over 10 years now. And we haven't met in person. All of them are on my Facebook account, so we keep up with one another also besides our gaming.

So, what do you think about that? Do you have an activity you like to do where you can meet new people who have common interests?