Suddenly feeling lonely? Those "friends" who used to call up so much that they literally irritated you are suddenly gone? Can't find any known faces at the regular hangout anymore? Well, accept it! You just got socially ousted. But hey, welcome to the new age...The time to sulk under such circumstances and feel lost is gone!!! Remember it's hard times that you get to see many known faces "coming off". So take a lesson (and a bow if you want) and move on. Social networks are here with a promise that you'll never be at a loss of meeting new people and making new friends any more...

But before I open the Pandora's Box, please understand that this list will NOT include the over-popular sites like Facebook, MySpace and Orkut where you are more likely to come across the same ol' personas!

Zoosk - The best, no-nonsense, free social dating site I have come across in a decade. It's simple (as in just 5-6 fields to be filled up) to register, easy to browse, quick to make a contact and great to maintain! I actually made a profile here and loved using it.

wittygraphy - If you are a patron of arts, or into illustrations, digital arts, cartoons, caricatures etc. this is the place you belong to. Meet some brilliant artists sharing their works online and share your own too if you've got some!

Entitea - Tea anyone? Well this is a tea-lover's community where you come across people sharing some really cool tea recipes. Make friends, try the recipes and get refreshed, you'll love it.

meezoog - A trusted and closed social dating site. You cannot meet the wrong people because every member here comes through real contacts only. And hey, don't worry if it's a closed community and you don't know anyone using it, the best part is they provide you with tools to get connected to somebody first before you can join.

Dating DNA - This is innovative. These people like to call themselves web 2.0 social dating engine. Based on your profile they provide you a 9 digit number that serves as your dating dna and can be embedded anywhere for people to find out and get matched on-the-fly!

storyz - Become a storyteller. Use words, images and videos to tell your story and share them with the community here.

Mahshelf - One of my favorites here. It's a community for comics and graphic novels. Missed them for long? Not any more...

Wadja - Mobile social network.

webbr - A social network that visually connects you everyone around you.

mixtt - Make new friends. Post upcoming social plans. Connect with other groups. Go out and have a good time!

footbo - A social network for football lovers worldwide. Let's have a game!

So no more tears! Remember, there comes a point in life when you realize who really matters, who never did & who always will. So don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future. :)