How to deal with not having any real close friends? I always seem to get to know the wrong people and I am pretty much a homebody as well...

Sometimes we have close friends without even realising it. It may be that you have people around you who feel closer to you than you do to them. take time to think about those relationships first, and nurture them. In my experience close friendships come from having something in common, such as music/hobbies/children - take up a new hobby, something that will take you out of the house, or borrow a dog to take for a walk. Another idea might be to look up an old school friend! Good luck!