When you're between relationships/friendships

[StarFish]

I'm going through a time in my life where I'm drifting away from my old friends that I've had since high school but I'm not really finding any new people to replace them. My old friends and I are just moving in different direction, while they start families I'm focusing on my education, my art and basically myself. And while it makes me sad to see these bond weakening, I believe its for the best.

My question is, as I'm sure we've all been through this at some point in our lives, how do you deal with the periods between relationships when you feel you really have no one close to you to confide in.

[Jim11]

Your question is a little bit vague. a lot could be said in response to it

Are you looking for ways to try and form new strong relationships, or are you looking for an answer to any specific situations where you feel very lonely right now? elaborate a bit and you'll probably get a few more responses

There is an adjustment period if there are any major changes in your relationships. Time to adjust and the forming of new bonds will heal a lot of your difficulties.

[JimOfferman]

I've been through a few of those periods and can only say that you just have to ride it out. As you regain your footing and begin to find new friends, you'll also find new people to confide in. I got by every time holding on to that belief and it has yet to prove me wrong.

[Mark Lapierre]

I've been there too, once, though that time was probably the most socially active time of my life, so I wasn't between friends for long.

What I did to find new friends was unintentional. I joined a forum in order to find out what was happening within that particular niche, and ended up getting caught up in all the socialising. This soon moved offline and before I knew it I'd made a big new bunch of friends through the people I met on the forum.

So if your desire is to find new friends, I'd suggest throwing yourself into the social side of your interests. Join a forum, join a club, join a class, etc.

But suppose you're already engaged in a lot of activities, haven't met anyone, and don't have time to find anything new. That would be a good time for self-improvement through introspection. If you're highly extroverted it's unlikely that you won't still have people to confide in, or at least won't meet people soon. But if you're highly introverted then you could undoubtedly benefit from some time and effort directed towards identifying your values, needs, wants, and future direction.