I know this has probably been posted before, but I just wanted to start another thread about this. Honestly I feel like a loser admitting this, but I don't have many friends. Besides my husband, I really only have 2 close friends. I wish I had more, but I find it very difficult to connect with people. I feel like it's difficult for me to find people I can envision getting close to, so I often don't let people really get to know me. Just wondering if others ever feel the same way ...
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I am the same way. I get along great with people and know lots but I am not really close to many. I feel like once people try and approach I kind of close off. I guess its because I have a hard time staying really connected with the friends that I am close with that I dont want to add to that!
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Yes! My BFF lives out of state, and we are at completely different places in our lives. It makes it hard to share/ seek support, because I never want to sound/seem ungrateful!
I have a really hard time letting people in - I am incredibly guarded. I share way more on HB than I would irl . . . I feel relatively safe here. But I don't necessarily feel that same safeness with other people in my life (DH, YES! . . . my mom, NO).
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I think when I'm in the right environment I can make friends easily but that it's much harder later in life. I moved to a new country 3.5 years ago and am only now feeling like a have friends here. It's tough when you don't have school or something like that to put you in the right place to meet people.
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Most definitely! I tend to be the quieter one and only really open up in certain situations. I am also pretty comfortable with silence, so unless I think I have something of interest to contribute to a conversation, I will likely stay quiet. This can make it hard to get to know people, so I rarely have a large group of friends that I can open up to.
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I'm usually decent at making friends when I'm in contact with the same people all the time (work, classes, etc.) However, now that I'm a SAH, I'm finding it hard to make new friends. All of my old friends are either in different phases of life or live far away. I'd like to meet some moms near where I live...
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Yep, and it's especially tough in a new place with an LO. You would *think* it would be easy (mom's groups et al) but it's hard to go deeper than surface-level acquaintances -- everyone is preoccupied with their kids. And it's hard to want to really dig in because I'm picky about who I want to "pursue" in that way, especially now that I suffer from limited time and energy, too!
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I am the same way. I am quiet and I think it comes off wrong. I have heard before that people think I am snobby because I am quiet but in reality that is not the case! It is kind of depressing to think about
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Yep, I suck at making friends. I only have a few, and honestly, I'd rather just hang out with DH 99% of the time
My husband is my BFF, and I'm ok with that. I will say that having gone through 8 very lonely weeks of maternity leave, I wish I had a couple more friends! 
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I basically could have written any one of the posts here. I have a few good friends, but find it incredibly hard to make new ones. I'm honestly ok hanging out with dh most of the time, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
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I actually have a total of one good friend other than dh and my sister so don't feel bad.
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I used to be really good at making friends but I have become more of an introvert with age so it's harder than it used to be. I really have to force myself. Story time at the library has been a godsend because I meet other moms and my son meets other babies too. Meetups dot com is also great. They have a lot of mom groups or groups for hobbies and interests and you can start your own.
My husband is my BFF, and I'm ok with that. I will say that having gone through 8 very lonely weeks of maternity leave, I wish I had a couple more friends! 
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