<human>: My boyfriend and I have been together for almost two years. We are very close and he is my best friend. We spend almost all our time together and usually love that. There are of course times when we need time away from each other to spend time with others...

I am realizing now that besides my boyfriend, I have no one to spend time quality with. I have lots of acquaintances and I am generally friendly with most people but I don't have any good friends that I can ask to hang out with and who will in return ask me to hang out. Most of the people I know have their own core group and I want to have that as well. 

I am starting to feel quite lonely when my boyfriend is not around. I have no idea where to start in terms of making new friends...if anyone has any ideas or tips on how to introduce yourself and make connections with people I would really appreciate. I often find myself not knowing what to say to strangers...but I want to start making new friends! Thank you to everyone for reading!

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<bot>: Spend all my time with my boyfriend. Have no friends outside of the relationship. Want to change this and start making new friends.