Judecorp.

i am in a similar situation, having moved in the last year, leaving some amazing relationships back home. and even though we keep in good contact via phone and email, it certainly isn't the same. while friendships come and go, it's the starting them that has me confused right now. i don't remember how i became so intimate with my best friends, it just happened. but now, it's like, can i walk up to someone and say "hi, i am feeling lonely, and i need someone that i can be myself around, someone that i can be vulnerable around, would you like to be that person? want to be my friend?" i feel like i am in 3rd grade again trying to find someone to eat lunch with. i guess it just takes time, and it's a tribute to my friendships that they cannot be replicated so quickly. sorry to butt in on your discussion, i just happened to stumble upon it and it hit home. good luck friend-making!