Thank you all for your responses and support. It means alot.
I do have a job at a group home. My coworkers are the same sex as me. But I am developing some friends with them. The group home is part of a larger organization. There are a couple of men in this organization I would like to get to know but have felt too shy.
I think I will start going to art classes at the local university.
Is anyone here at this forum interested in creative writing. I think it would be nice if there was a thread or section devoted to creativity.
Again thank you all so much, P