For years my mother and I did what we called an "orphan's meal," we told our friends to spread the word that we had empty seats for dinner as long as you could bring along some food or drink or something ... we never were alone and made a lot of new friends.
(okay, back story -- and I'm NOT in the mood to defend myself! -- although not in the lifestyle myself in my late teens I had a lot of friends who were gay. A lot of these young people were shunned by their own families at holiday time. At one time my mother had more than ten guys who called her Mom and they all smelled better than her ... my mom was alright ... g-damn I miss her).
So ANYWAY, Hammer, it's not to late, if you have any acquaintences -- they don't have to be close friends, you could touch base with -- sh*t what the heck is a party but a bunch of people who don't really know each other very well eating, drinking, and shooting the breeze?
It's a thought, that's all.