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myfamilyandIwerehealthy,mycareerwasbusyandsuccessful--Iwasjustfeelingvaguelydownandinneedofafriendwhocouldraisemyspirits,someonewhowouldmeetmeforcoffeeandletmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmybestfriend,whonowlivesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,andgothervoicemail.That'

swhenitstartedtodawnonme--lonesomenesswasattherootofmydreariness.Mysociallifehaddwindledtoalmostnothing,butsomehowuntilthatmomentI'

dbeentoobusytonotice.Nowithitmehard.Myoldfriends,buddiessincecollegeorevenchildhood,knoweverythingaboutme;

whentheyleft,theyhadtakenmycontextwiththem.

　　B）Researchhasshownthelong-rangenegativeconsequencesofsocialisolationonone'

shealth.Butmyconcernsweremoreshort-term.Ineededtofeelunderstoodrighttheninthewaythatonlyagirlfriendcanunderstandyou.Iknewitwouldbewrongtoexpectmyhusbandtoreplacemyfriends:

Hecouldn'

t,andevenifhecould,towhomwouldIthencomplainaboutmyhusband?

SoIresolvedtoacquirenewfriends--womenlikemewhohadkidsandenjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworldalittlebitjustasIdid.SinceI'

dbemakingfriendswithmoreintentionthanI'

devergiventheprocess,IrealizedIcouldbeselective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmyownsociallife.Thedownside,ofcourse,wasthatIfeltprettyfrightened.

　　C）Afterall,it'

sawholelothardertomakefriendsinmidlifethatitiswhenyon'

re 

younger--afact 

womanI'

vespokenwithpointoutagainandagain.AsLeslieDanzig,41,aChicagotheaterdirectorandmother,seesit,whenyou'

reinyourteensand20s,you'

remoreorlessfriendswitheveryoneunlessthere'

sareasonnottobe.Yourcollegeroommatebecomesyourbestpalatleastpartlyduetoproximity.Nowthereneedstobeareasontobefriends."

TherearemanypeopleI'

mcomfort-ablearound,butIwouldn'

tgosofarastocallthemfriends.Comfortisn'

tenoughtosustainarealfriendship,"

Danzigsays.

　　D）Atfirst,findingnewcompanionsfeltawkward.At40Icouldn'

trunuptopeoplethewaymy4-year-olddaughtersdointheplaygroundandask,"

Willyoubemyfriend?

Everytimeyoustartanewrelationship,you'

revulnerableagain,"

agreesKathleenHall,DMin,founderandCEOoftheStressInstitute,inAtlanta."

You'

reasking,'

Wouldyouliketocomeintomylife?

'

Itmakesusself-conscious."

　　E）Fortunately,mydiscomfortsoonpassed.Irealizedthatasamaturefriendseekermyvulnerabilityriskwasactuallyprettylow.Ifsomeonedidn'

ttakemeuponmyoffer,sowhat:

Iwasn'

tinjuniorhigh,whenImighthavebeenrejectedforhavingthewrongclothesorhair.AtmyageIhaveamassedenoughself-esteemtorealizethatIhaveplentytooffer.

　　F）We'

reallsobusy,infact,thatmutualinterests--say,inaproject,class,orcausethatwealreadymaketimefor--becometheperfectcatalystsforbringingusincontactwithcandidatesforcamaraderie.MichelleMertes,35,ateacherandmotheroftwoinWausau,Wisconsin,saysanewfriendshemadeatchurchcameasapleasantsurprise."

InhighschoolIchosefriendsbasedontheirpopular-ityandhowbeingpartoftheircirclemightreflectonme.Now'

sit'

soursharedvaluesand 

activitiesthatcount."

Mertessaysherpal,withwhomsheorganizedthechurch'

syouthprograms,isnothinglikeherbuttheirdriveandorganizationalskillsmakethemidealfriends.

　　G）Happily,asawkwardasmakingnewfriendscanbe,self-esteemissuesdonotfactorin--oriftheydo,youcaneasilyputthemintoperspective.Danzigtellsofthemotherofachildinherson'

spre-school,atall,beautifulwomanwhoismarriedtoabig-dealrockmusician."

Isaidtomyhusband,she'

stoocoolforme,'

"

shejokes."

Igetintimidatedbypeople.ButonceIgottoknowher,sheturnedouttobeprettylaid-backandfriendly."

Intheendtherewasnochemistrybetweenthem,sotheydidn'

tbecomegoodpals."

Irealizedthatweweren'

teachother'

stype,butitwasn'

tabouthierarchy."

Whatmidlifefriendshipisabout,itseems,isreflectingthepersonyou'

vebecome（orarestillbecoming）backatyourself,thusreinforcingtheprogressyou'

vemadeinyourlife.

　　H）HarleneKatzman,41,alawyerinNewYorkCity,notesthatheroldestfriendsknewherbackwhenshewaslesssureofherself.Asmuchas