One thing lockdown has made me realise is how utterly lonely I am. I don’t have a best friend I’m missing or anyone I normally pop round to see for a cup of tea and I really just desperately want that in my life. I’ve tried really hard over the years to meet friends, mainly through my kids school, but none of the relationships have gone anywhere. How do I make a best friend? Somebody who doesn’t already have a million other mates and just wants to sit and have a cuppa and a chat and sometimes have a mooch around the shops together. My mother has this. She met her best mate when my little sister started school and they’ve been solid for 40 years! I wonder if it’s where I’m living. I’m living in an expensive commuter belt town and it seems really hard to just meet people who aren’t extremely busy. Can I ask if you have a best friend you see for a cuppa and how you met that person and what tips you have for me? I really want things to change once lockdown ends.