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Hello. I just moved from the West to the East 2 years ago, and have not met anyone that I can call a friend. It feels extremely frightening at times when my husband is at work, and I think of having no one to call for help.
I have never minded being alone, I prefer it much of the time. However, there are days when I would like to have someone to go to movies with, or lunch. Where, and how do I meet those that can accept me as I am?
I need to eat out at odd times when the crowds are few. Movies early in the day when hardly any people are there. I don't care to go to new peoples houses for reasons that seem strange to others...smells, lighting, wondering if the chairs are uncomfortable, and noises.
I have passed a NT much of my life, I thought, but have always been questioned what planet I was from, in a teasing manner, until diagnosed. Or "where on earth did you get your personality from?" I thought I was well liked as I still get messages from friends back West that say how boring things have gotten without me, but I have not connected with anyone here.
Where and how do you make new friends in a new area when you are such an introvert in your late 50's? It feels lame to be asking, as I have many children and grandchildren which I would hope do not follow after me.
Suggestions welcome!!

I know the feeling, I moved to a different country after my dad died because I never felt at home there, now 5 years on I still have no friends, all my old friends have slowly disappeared/gone silent I have met a lot of new people since I moved but not really anybody that I can call or see as a friend, sometimes I go days without interacting with others than the people in shops there is rarely anyone who's interested in a conversation, since I have always been on my own I does not really bother me but it gets q bit lonely sometimes and that's depressing to say the least, I have made it a stride to walk a lot and spend a lot of time in the library reading on all sorts of stuff, luckily I work 1 day a week to get me socialising and take my mind of things, usually when summer is nearing the end it will be harder to cope but hey its not that time of year yet

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