I find as we get older, it can be harder to make friends. I've made some great friends who live in other states who I often feel are better friends to me than those who live locally. So on nights like tonight when I'm home alone, I feel a bit lonely and afraid to reach out to others because I don't want to disrupt their evenings. I did have some success making friends locally by joining a club. This gave us something in common and the ability to meet weekly but taking it to the next step for more interaction was a challenge. I treasured those weekly meetings though.