It's difficult out there π I have one or two bit they are also internet friends, it's just sometimes I can call them. Perhaps if you started something like a monthly zoom I'd show up π€·π½ββοΈ That's how I met and befriended a few interesting folk.
Discussion
What about Nests?
What about starting something like a meetup local to you? Pick a coffeeshop you would like going to anyway and a time you can make yourself free, put up some flyers or post somewhere locally relevant on the internet that a group will be meeting there to talk about what youβre wanting irl friends about, and see who shows up after a few weeks. Canβt hurt if you like the coffee anyway
Basically: do they have Meetup in your countries? You could start one.