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Not at all strange, in fact I am searching for the same thing where I live. I lived most of my life on the East Coast, but when I decided to move to the West, I had to leave everything and everyone I knew. I have found the older you get, the harder it is to make, true friends, and not just aquaintances you hang out with, or do things with.

I have a great circle of friends, some who I have known since highschool (I am 28 now so you do the math), but I really miss them, and that feeling of closeness. These people I would trust with anything, and I would gladly lay my life on the line if I had to, without a second thought. Granted, I know making relations like this takes time, but it just seems harder to meet like minded people because by now, a lot of people the same age range are set in their ways, just like I am.

What I have done is try to find local message boards, and put up a post looking to make friends. While I have met a few people, I didn't really feel we had anything in common besides "let's go do something together to kill time". I am still hopeful, and will be on the lookout joining possible activity groups that I am interested in, I suggest maybe you and your husband do the same. At least that way the people around you all have one thing in common with you, and who knows, something may grow from that seed. But you have to make the effort for things to grow, as painful as it may be at times, this is what I am finding out. Good luck to you in your search.