Hello all, I can imagine that this thread will be mostly filled with hate towards me for even posting this, but as this is my first time to the SL forums, I can only hope I am wrong. I am 20 years old in RL. I have a good job, a great family, and some alright friend. All-in-all I am your average guy. Somewhere along the line though, I became extremely shy. I will get straigh to the point. I am looking for friends in SL but I don't want to just go sim to sim looking for them. I have a hard time joining in and, being a Vampire avi (although I never go hunting/recruiting) I seem to encounter a pretty good amount of trolling wherever I go. SO! My question is: Where can I go to meet friends.. A place where people also go to meet friends. Surely there are new people or old people who are in the same boat as me, and the beginner areas are a sorry excuse for friendly. Also, I am slightly interested in meeting a gal in SL I can spend lots of time with. Is there a place where, instead of guys going out and being perverted in some sim, girls can go to meet guys? Sorry for terribad questions but I figured this is the best place to look. If you're going to flame, at least make it an argument my 3 year old niece couldn't come up with. Also be aware I won't read it anyway. Thanks in advanced, community. - Valedric.