I am very jealous of you. I'm on the same journey but not quite able to get there. However I have found my resistence to be the same - my friendships are relationships prosper much more than before I started in this path!
Good on you for living the way that works for you. You only get one life, don't let others dictate it.
I have more actual friendships than I think the average person in my demographics.
Just prefer not to be reachable, unless you know my pager# or where I live (which is few and far — how I prefer to live).
There are dozens of us out there! DOZENS!