Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
Perhaps the older one gets, the more complex personal life experiences become that it's harder to articulate certain parts of core life experience/major life changes to a stranger who may not share the same experience at all. So establishing connection with other person at mid-life can take time or remains warm, but somewhat limited.
I think that is true. Making new friends at an older age is just different. There is so much to explain/understand. I think that is one reason friends with a shared special interest are appealing to me more now.