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I'm with Larry. The writer is so consumed with making friends of different skin colors, that he is apparently unable to look past that and value them as people. In fact, he is going out of his way to notice their skin and ethnicity, which is what racists do - the very trait he is trying so hard to avoid. The fellow appears to have pure motives, but I think he needs to step back a bit and just find ways to meet people in general without regard to what color they are. He can start by doing getting more involved at his local church (which is clearly important to him) and other places where people can focus on some common interest or trait other than skin color. Finally, he stresses too much about having female friends, also. If his wife is so insecure that she would be uncomfortable with him being around females in a group setting (where everyone can see there's no funny business going on) then he's got marital and trust issues already - far more serious than lack of friends.