Sometimes this forum is lonely...

[Rocky998]

Absolutely. The only thing worse than having 40 “friends” is having 1 person you think will always be there for you to count on and you’re honest with eachother and just always looking out for eachother, then they turn out to be a self centered person with a twisted view of friendship and thinks friendship is a one way street, if it doesn’t benefit them 100% it’s not worth it to them

Ive had many of "friends" but I have had no friends

 

[OliveFish05]

Ive had many of "friends" but I have had no friends

Most of the people I’ve met are the “friend” type, so I’ve never pursued any kind of friendship with them. I had this one friend who I thought was like a real friend but she got all self centered and didn’t want to be friends anymore. It’s been nearly a year and it still hurts.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

It's not the number of friends but the quality of your friends that matters

Yes my friends are really good. But my closest ones are either over 100 miles away from me or 8n a total different country. But my friends at school are really good too.
I was just pointing out that when you are less sociable, you generally have a smaller amount of friends.
But if you have good ones, that's good

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

Ive had many of "friends" but I have had no friends

Most of the people I’ve met are the “friend” type, so I’ve never pursued any kind of friendship with them. I had this one friend who I thought was like a real friend but she got all self centered and didn’t want to be friends anymore. It’s been nearly a year and it still hurts.

That's happened to me many times. When you share secrets and then break up. It's sad until you realise it's not your fault, it is their problem. Because it isn't you who let you down. It's them.

 

[Carp890]

I'm lonely

I love ya stripy xxx

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

I love ya stripy xxx

You mean my profile pic?

 

[ClownLurch]

Friends. Hmm I’ve now got that theme tune running around in my head, probably be there until I go to sleep tonight.
Speaking of which I saw a film during the week “3000 Miles To Graceland“ in which Monica proves to be more than the love interest as Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell and Christian Slater rob a Vegas casino dressed as Elvis’s during an Elvis convention.
The premise is great but the film doesn’t live up to it. Very OTT Tarantinoesque stuff which won’t be in any critics greatest films ever list.
I spent half the time wondering what Monica’s friends were doing while she was running around with these idiots and why isn’t Nic Cage in this as he loves an Elvisesque role?
In case you haven’t that song in your head yet: “I’ll be there for you….da da da da”.

 

[Slaphppy7]

In case you haven’t that song in your head yet: “I’ll be there for you….da da da da”.

Please....just don't

 

[Rocky998]

I love ya stripy xxx

Maybe keep with Os... xxx can mean a lot of different things

 

[reptilenotfish]

I got up this morning and looked across the ice glazed snow, reflecting the red sunrise, and stretching out to the cold Atlantic ocean. The sea is very grey and calm this morning. Then I read this, and got to wondering what other posters see. Is it afternoon, night? A lively city, a slow rural place, warm, cold, good, bad... I find it very cool how I can read good info from new Zealand, Australia, the UK, The US and places where English isn't the language, all from this chair by a window.

With time zones, changing interests etc, there will be slow periods, but they're worth waiting out.

you said it perfectly! The information age isn't all mental illness and media algorithms, places like this keep these niche hobbies beating, and dialogue is a beautiful thing. imagine the hobby when it was only a couple isolated people who couldn't learn from each other outside books or the occasional expo. only now can I have a discussion in Utah, talking to Kiwis and Brits at the same time!

 

[CozyCat]

We can start a homeschool support PM thing... only homeschoolers have access

Do uni students count?

 

[Crispii]

Do uni students count?

Yes. Do college kids count?

 

[CozyCat]

Yes. Do college kids count?

We get lonely too

 

[Crispii]

We get lonely too

#singlelife

 

[emeraldking]

Sometimes, this forum is lonely... View attachment 154667

It's got also to do with the time differences we have...