Being an Adult

Why is it so much harder to make friends as an adult than as a child?
Not to mention making female friends...

Its not as if i can walk up to a girl somewhere and say "wanna play"
Or ask a girl to "be my friend" at the bar...

Dont get me wrong, i manage to talk to females in various places, but none of the conversations end up with the whole "lets get together and see if we could be friends" vibe.

I think my desire to have a boyfriend, steams from not having a best friend. Someone to feel close to, to trust, to tell all my secrets to. (besides strangers in a blog)

Everyone says join a group, or club, or something. The sad part is im afraid of doing stuff alone, so joining a group to meet new people is harder to do alone.

Maybe im crazy.