I am 35 and just recently got sober. All my friends are married w/ small children and don't go out anyway, so whether i was still drinking or not, I would be lonely. I am not really looking for friends, but rather a relationship with the 'girl' I always wanted but was too drunk to find. All my past relationships were kinda co-dependent and I never really loved any of them. If I was sober, I would never have stayed with any of them.