Hi, great to have you join.
I was very scared of not being able to make friends after leaving, but have been surprised how easy it is to make friends. It takes a while to know what to talk about, until you get similar interests (being a JW so much of what you talk about is like a foreign language to 'worldly people.') I go out for drinks with guys from work every week, and my wife has a lot of friends that she invites over for barbeques regularly. It just seems to grow from there; each new friend introduces us to another new one. Some come and go, but ever now and then I meet someone I really click with that will be friends for life. It is actually easier to meet people when you are not a JW, as there is no restrictions on who you may or may not speak to.