right here is a great place.....but yes you will deal with seniors here but there are some of your age range...also this is a safe place...nobody goes over the line or you can report them and they in trouble will deal with the consequences which could include a temp ban or if what they did is real bad a lifetime ban....

so people here are nice and try to be helpful and friendly....I am just turning 68 on Nov. 2nd so you hit the senior here but there are gals here younger and some guys too....I am a old santa faced man right now,,...after Christmas I probably will trim down my six inch white beard....

Thank you @billwfriend

Like Bill said, you can make many friends here. Participate in this group and other groups and said friend requests. Enjoy your time here.

Thank you @bobinmaine

Good morning! Even though there are some seniors here, we are cool seniors! How about Facebook? Surely there are other forums out there. If you are into true crime or talking about random stuff, I would suggest Websleuths.com. I'm not active on there now but years ago, I met some nice people on there. And many years ago, I met a young girl on a forum of my favorite artist and we went to two concerts together. She had OCD like me. I lost contact with her. And on dating websites, you can say that you are looking for friendship. Good luck!

This is a good place to make friends. I have a friend I met here on the site 7-8 years ago and we still talk every day. We went from private messaging here on DS to talking and texting on the phone. We are super close and he is the bestest friend I have ever had. I never expected that to happen so stick around and talk with other members because like me you never know what could happen.

You can try the meet up website for online groups.

Is there a reason you are homebound? I ask because I know of groups for blind people and for mental health issues and estrangement that are all online.

Loneliness can become a terrible thing. I wonder sometimes if most humans don't have spells of loneliness at times. I know what loneliness feels like myself.

Hugs to you. Stick around on here, click on people's names and request to be a friend. Write on your journal, that will help you understand your feelings and people who are your friends with connection on here can see it.

Best wishes to you.

I am housebound too - paralysis and incontinence following a spinal injury. I have had most contact with people with similar issues in other DS groups. Good luck to you.

I've had fair success making good connections both in the same country as well as other countries through penpal websites. I prefer email to letters, so I would suggest giving it a try if you haven't already.

Thank you everyone!

I met some good friends on meetup.com. Also check out your local classifieds for community events and groups you can attend