The shitty thing about city life is that people are afraid to open themselves up to interpersonal relationships...why? fucked if i know, point is, if you are looking to strike up a relationship with someone walking down the street, it more than likely not going to happen.
Bummer your work environment isn't one that friends are easily made, I personally have made some damn good friends from work (don't mean to rub anything in
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I suggest clubs...try to find people who share your interests, it'll be easy to relate and form a relationship with....so look at what you like?
reading? look for book club
sports? join a recreational sports club
board games?....i think you get my point.
the internet thing is a fair idea....but me thinks you would do better in face to face interaction, you know build a relationship face to face instead of email to email.
hope this helped a little....look into clubs, I think your efforts will be rewarded....lol keep us updated and good luck!!
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CKA Uber 
I have lived in my community for less than 2 years. Didn't know anyone here at the time I bought. (later found that in fact I did know ONE neighbor from many years ago). I said Hi to everyone I met on the street. Introduced myself, invited them all to 'drop by' (several have) and didn't wait to be asked to do something. Many elderly here. One fellows tin roof was blowing off. I didn't wait to be asked, I went and got my ladder and tools and fixed it. Another had a heart attack. I cleared snow and cut grass until he or his family was able to do it again. Another neighbor was trying to repair her green house. I helped her out. The results; I have folks dropping by with fresh baking just cuz they 'happened to make too much' and didn't want it to go to waste. Another moved to a lodge and was insistant that I should have his antique oak dining table and chairs. The guy who plows the streets in the winter now does my driveway as much as possible with his front-end loader. When I am gone for extended periods of time I come home to see that 'someone' has cut my lawn or tied down things that I didn't before the wind has taken them out to pasture! No shortage of volunteers willing to take in 'Lil Yogi' when he can't go with me. Fresh veggies and lots of home cooked meals because my neighbors show up saying " I know that you have been putting in too many hours to be able to cook proper meals" and " I see you didn't get a garden in this year".
