<human>: Can you summarize the given text in a few sentences?

I work in a basic office job which takes up a lot of my time and energy and since I've been there (2 years) my entire social life has been on hold. I wasn't ever great with girls (I was the guy best friend on so many occasions).

Recently I got the opportunity to be involved in a project with loads of people and made some friends and had a crush on someone for the first time in ages - we seemed to connect well (and I would have actually made a move if she didn't have a boyfriend). I've missed that intimacy (however little and brief).

I have stayed in contact with them via Facebook and WhatsApp but they all live so far away. I want to have more friends near me who have similar interests (the project was a theatre show). How do I go about it? I also want to start making progress in my currently non-exsistant love life... where do I begin that quest?

Also I would like to stay in touch with that girl, not because I want to be that dick who worms a wedge in their relationship... but because there was a connection and a friendship I have missed in so long. How do I go about that without being a dick or coming across a creepy stalker person...

I'm a little nervous about putting myself out there with girls.. any advice?
<bot>: I am looking to make new friends with similar interests with me for the first time in a while. I would also like to start dating or seeing a girl. I don't know how to go about it? Any advice?