I joined a few years back, when another forum I used had some over-bearing people running it and several members left. For a time, it was my secondary forum, but in the past couple of years is the one I spend most of my time.
The house selling/buyer thread (now into its SIXTH re-incarnation on the House and Home section, was a total life-line for me last year when I was trying to sell my house and move many miles away to a flat. Got to know so many of those other people on there, and we all held each others hands during those difficult times, and share advice on these matters. Although I am now very happily in my lovely flat - it is still the very first thread I go to each day.
Hopefully, sometime next year, some of us will be actually able to meet up in person.
I used to attend a local Meet-up group where I used to live, and met some lovely and interesting people there. Helped to start similar group locally and we had a couple of meet-ups when it all had to cease. We hope to re-start at end of September.
I do live by myself, and GN has been of great assistance and support to me through these last few months.