Most of my closer friends have died or moved away, and I don’t see that attrition changing. I long to have a few close friends that I can call or visit to share daily chitchat and deeper communication. Instead, I have to do all the reaching out, and do not feel that my efforts are returned. In your letter, the facts are that you’ve experienced profound loss of some of your foundational connections. Your first question was “what is wrong with me?” Although I don’t know you, I know that you’re not alone in feeling this way.