I just found this site yesterday and was curious as to what it was all about.  I’m always looking to make new friends since I’m new to my area and don’t really have any friends here at this time.  I think it’s very hard when you move to a place where most of the people were born, raised and still live in the same town.  They’ve all known each other forever, their kids have known each other forever and it’s hard to break into that tight-knit community.  I’ve lived all over the place either while growing up, being in the military myself or being married to a military member.  Now that my husband is retired from the Air Force we‘re finally going to “settle” somewhere and be stable for once.  That’s a huge adjustment to make and it makes it hard to find people that you share common interests with or have had the same types of experiences as you.  I look at this as a challenge but it also makes things hard at times.  I like having a girlfriend that I can call up and go hang out with for an afternoon or just to chat with on the phone. This makes me appreciate the online friendships that I’ve made more since I know they are always there if I need to vent or just chat.  Granted it’s not the same as being able to go get a pedicure or a coffee or hang out at the mall or have lunch but at least it’s contact with someone.  I hope that I can find and make friends here on this site as well.  We’ll see what happens.