Dilip
   <[email protected]>                                       01 Dec 2020
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                                December 2020.

   My least favorite month of the year in general is finally here.
   December is when I'm confronted with how lonely I really am. An
   immigrant living in a country away from family and friends I grew up
   with. A single man in his 30s with an extreme dislike for all forms of
   online dating. A transplant to a new city where all connections are
   with introverts and an effective social network that dies one hop away
   in any direction towards any leaf node.

   A year ago, I had resolved to break my loneliness by December 2020. I
   started out with strong progress - I made several friends at a local
   book club, I made some friends at a local writers meetup, I managed to
   get invited to a couple of parties.

   Then the pandemic happened.

   So again, I will walk alone down brightly lit streets with shops filled
   with christmas decorations, and I will have nobody to share it with.

   Do not feel sorry for me dear reader. This is a life I chose when I
   left my home town for better opportunities. I'm a resourceful person, I
   have unshakable confidence in myself that I will make things work
   somehow. 2020 has been a difficult year for all of us, I have been
   fortunate that my family and friends back in my home town have all
   stayed safe during this pandemic.

   I would love some advice on how to make new friends as a 30 something
   adult moving into a new city filled with strangers. Please email me at
   <[email protected]>, I would love to hear from you.

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