My question... Is typical normal behavior for WH/MLC to get a whole new set of friends/support system, and have almost nothing to do with family/friends?
yes... it is typical... common... when i became a WW, at one point, i deleted all my church friends from my Facebook... i stopped being involved with my homeschooling-mom friends... i didn't really align myself with a new group of friends because my relationship with OM was not like that, but i did drop people who i knew would disapprove of what i was doing...