I have to say...I had it somewhat easy. After my husband died, I moved to a small town, found a church, married a loving christian man (at that church) and lived in a community of mostly believers. Many of my church family even lived on my street and in my neighborhood. My christian friends are all different ages and nationalities, but we have something very special in common that makes our friendships work and that is our faith.
No matter what our personality is like or what our political leanings are....rich/poor....color of skin....it does not matter. We all agreed to have agape love for one another. When one is sick, we check on one another and see if they have any needs. We all carpool to different groups/organizations/clubs that we join because we have similar interests.
We share in our joys and sorrows.....we never have to be alone. It's like having a friend like Jesus with us at all times. :)