Awwww, Matt~ It's always hard to make friends, really. I've found very few willing to engage at a real level, there are sooooooooooooo many Steemians whose posts I've faithfully visited with comments, to offer them a chance of friendship, of real connection, and the few that did take up the offer is fewer than 10%
It has certainly demoralized me.
I've decided to stop my mountainous commenting commitment last week. Almost 25k comments I've made in less than 2 years in Steemit, and I'm finally defeated. Thanks, Steemians!!!
Kidding aside, I did meet some really beautiful people, that I'm thankful for. Maybe all that invested time and efforts did pay off, after all :)
Last week, I actually met 
A-ny-way, just saying, there's a few good eggs around <3 And though the numbers might be depressing some days, some other days, I think we have to give thanks for every little rainbow we get, hey? :)
RE: Real Talk About Friends On Steem... Or Lack Thereof