I was hoping to find relationships that would be personally meaningful to me through AA -- I mean people I'd really want to be involved with, not just on alcoholism. In 2 years, it hasn't happened. It's not the fault of the program or the people -- I'm very introverted and rarely develop attachments to other people. I think that's true for lots of other people in 12 step programs.
Even recognizing the limits of the 12-step program for you, I hope you won't stop going if it's your main live support. Sometimes it's been huge for me just to have a place to go to see faces. And getting a home group isn't exactly having a group of friends, but it's a kind of companionship -- in misery, sometimes LOL.