Hello Lily Mop

That sounds pretty much like me. Well, at least you have a spouse. I don't have one and no pets. I live by myself.

I just have one friend and that's it. It's always been difficult for me to make friends. Like the others say, people are pretty busy. Also what I notice is that they seem to be set with what they have going for them for their friends and wouldn't need me.

I live in a very small apartment complex for 55 + and disabled. There are some younger folks also. They are mostly single. I had moved out from a large condo complex last May and moved to where I am now thinking that it's going to be easier for me to make friends. So far it hasn't been better after 8 months.

I just have one friend, as I mentioned earlier. He's 84 years old and has physical limits. It's hard for him to visit me. Plus there are many times that, when we talk on the phone, he gets critical with me. It would upset me so much that I can't sleep at night. I had wanted to split from him but we always end up talking it over. Plus if I lose him, then I've lost everything socially.

Also I have my sister and that's all of the contact I have with my entire family. She lives 3000 miles away. There are no plans for us to get together. I know that I would not like to move to where she is since I lived in that area before and didn't like it.

I have no suggestions. In my situation people so often give me suggestions. I've done it all and nothing worked. So I tire of hearing what I should do. Good luck to you. Perhaps for you and I, something will happen for us.