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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 30671160 United States04/22/2019 03:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pretty normal at this point OP. People seem to be getting less social and the ones who are still social seem to be less alive than in the past. You go to a bar or something now and people are more withdrawn and passively interacting with their phones instead of going out of their way to meet new people or socialize. Also, it seems that those of us in our 30s just simply aren't trying to actively meet new friends. It becomes harder. Most people have spouses or kids and that takes up all of their time. The ones who are single and have no children are either just trying to fill the void with the above mentioned bar scenarios or they are at home doing the exact same things that you are doing. Ironically, many of us are more connected and bonded through our solitude and lack of socializing than those who are actually socializing regularly. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 73782851 United States04/22/2019 03:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I mean i don't know. A large part of me likes it like this because you don't have to deal with all the hassle and drama of having friendships and keeping up with everyone's bullshit. I see enough of it with my wife. He said, she said, she's not my friend now, that person was bitching about that person, this person was disappointed cause i let them down, that woman's husband was cheating so she cheated back and told her friend, etc. Seems like a nightmare in this modern climate to keep a lot of friendships i feel. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77500954 United States04/22/2019 03:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pretty normal at this point OP. People seem to be getting less social and the ones who are still social seem to be less alive than in the past. You go to a bar or something now and people are more withdrawn and passively interacting with their phones instead of going out of their way to meet new people or socialize. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30671160 Also, it seems that those of us in our 30s just simply aren't trying to actively meet new friends. It becomes harder. Most people have spouses or kids and that takes up all of their time. The ones who are single and have no children are either just trying to fill the void with the above mentioned bar scenarios or they are at home doing the exact same things that you are doing. Ironically, many of us are more connected and bonded through our solitude and lack of socializing than those who are actually socializing regularly. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 73782851 United States04/22/2019 04:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes but from home. My wife had bad depression after the second child was born so i stayed at home to give her extra support for a while. Before that i was on welfare. The jobs i did before that were jobs where i was alone 99 percent of the time and didn't need to interact with anyone. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77307486 Canada04/22/2019 04:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes but from home. My wife had bad depression after the second child was born so i stayed at home to give her extra support for a while. Before that i was on welfare. The jobs i did before that were jobs where i was alone 99 percent of the time and didn't need to interact with anyone. Are you happy? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77582713 United States04/22/2019 04:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You asked if it was normal or not OP, and these days that's a very loaded question because I have no idea what normal even is anymore, haha. I have basically no friends right now as well. If I'm honest, there aren't too many people I come across in life that I even enjoy a conversation with let alone a friendship. I saw this "going it largely alone" dynamic coming about 5-10 years ago as I watched my family members and friends from childhood slowly turn crazy or fall apart one by one. It took a little bit of time to get used to the extra solitude, but in the transition I purposefully spent effort to find hobbies that I enjoy that can be done with others or alone. That way I can find enjoyable things to do without them requiring a friend available to do them. One thing I have realized in the last 10-15 years is that the right decisions in life are almost never the majority decision anymore. Just do what you need to do so that you can feel as connected and fulfilled as possible. |
| LostReality33 User ID: 77448632 United States04/22/2019 04:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We can make GLP friendship bracelets/lockets and stuff and make an official unofficial FRIENDS OF GLP youtube channel that we ALL share the email/password to and we can upload our daily lives and stuff. A GLP DIARY/JOURNAL and we all empty our feelings and thoughts and we all become closer. Doesn't that sound fun ?!?! I'll get started on it !!! Ummmm...right after work...I have a lot to do...so maybe one of you would like to get started on it first ? Just make an email, make a youtube account, name it "FRIENDS OF GLP," then post it back here and we can all start becoming FRIENDS !!! FRIENDS OF (GL) P "I never act without a purpose." -Duke Austerberry "It's a bad time for the world if you're a boy or a girl or maybe something in between, it doesn't matter; we all gotta go green and trust everything the authorities tell us, because they love us and they only want the best for us..." ~Lance Hardcore If you click this thread you can hear Maynard James Keenan of TOOL sing "THE WORLD MUST FEEL THIS SEPTEMBER ELEVEN" 4 months before 9/11 Thread: TOOL The Patient 9/11 REVERSED MUSIC VIDEO "THE WORLD MUST FEEL THIS SEPTEMBER ELEVEN" <---4 MONTHS BEFORE 9/11 I've now got a website up and running exploring this new discovery of the Dark Speech, reversed secrets now revealed NO PERSONAL ADVERTISING to ULTRASONIC REVERSE SPEECH ANALYSIS CHANNEL: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Subscribe to DARK SPEECH DECODER CHANNEL: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Subscribe to the JOHNNY DARK SPEAK CHANNEL: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Get in on The Extreme Reality Puppet Show! [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] "This videocast offers unique and never-before-heard information coming to you direct from ONE EPIC NAME on the INWO scene; David Eager. The Extreme Reality Puppet Show is the FIRST, BEST & ONLY Conspiracy Puppet Show IN THE WORLD! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS!" The time is NOW! |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 73782851 United States04/22/2019 04:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes but from home. My wife had bad depression after the second child was born so i stayed at home to give her extra support for a while. Before that i was on welfare. The jobs i did before that were jobs where i was alone 99 percent of the time and didn't need to interact with anyone. Are you happy? Yes for the most part but occasionally i will feel like i am lonely and need someone to talk to, like i am still kind of young and it feels like i am stagnating by not "putting myself out there" and building social networks and connections. Like for example I am very interested in history. I took some online courses and got some qualifications in it. But if i want to have a conversation with someone in the real world about history or about anything i have learned or knowledge i have acquired i cannot do it since i don't have any like minded people around me. My wife is not interested in that stuff. I can only go to the internet. |
| Timothy’s Monster User ID: 77297455 United States04/22/2019 04:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Last Edited by Timothy’s Monster on 04/22/2019 04:19 PM I am the one hiding under your bed. Web Developer - Graphic Designer - Time Traveler |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77307486 Canada04/22/2019 04:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes but from home. My wife had bad depression after the second child was born so i stayed at home to give her extra support for a while. Before that i was on welfare. The jobs i did before that were jobs where i was alone 99 percent of the time and didn't need to interact with anyone. Are you happy? Yes for the most part but occasionally i will feel like i am lonely and need someone to talk to, like i am still kind of young and it feels like i am stagnating by not "putting myself out there" and building social networks and connections. Like for example I am very interested in history. I took some online courses and got some qualifications in it. But if i want to have a conversation with someone in the real world about history or about anything i have learned or knowledge i have acquired i cannot do it since i don't have any like minded people around me. My wife is not interested in that stuff. I can only go to the internet. It's never been easier to build social networks and connections though. |
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| chasity User ID: 77360012 United States04/22/2019 04:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think it's more normal as we get older but you sound like you started young with your wife. friends are over rated, talking to people about your private home problems might invite more trouble especially if you have someone trying to give you advice and they will hold a grudge against your spouse. maybe you need to find some other activities to keep you feeling more fulfilled. If you don't like working out in jim, do your work outs outdoors, find some stairs hills and have fun. I read a lot too, but I mainly read books for tweens out loud to my kids now have my own secret stash of books in my room that I don't read to them. grass fed sardines |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 47753326 Canada04/22/2019 06:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We can make GLP friendship bracelets/lockets and stuff and make an official unofficial FRIENDS OF GLP youtube channel that we ALL share the email/password to and we can upload our daily lives and stuff. A GLP DIARY/JOURNAL and we all empty our feelings and thoughts and we all become closer. Doesn't that sound fun ?!?! Quoting: LostReality33 I'll get started on it !!! Ummmm...right after work...I have a lot to do...so maybe one of you would like to get started on it first ? Just make an email, make a youtube account, name it "FRIENDS OF GLP," then post it back here and we can all start becoming FRIENDS !!! FRIENDS OF (GL) P if youre friends with P youre my enemy forever. the end. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77583646 United States04/22/2019 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pretty normal at this point OP. People seem to be getting less social and the ones who are still social seem to be less alive than in the past. You go to a bar or something now and people are more withdrawn and passively interacting with their phones instead of going out of their way to meet new people or socialize. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30671160 Also, it seems that those of us in our 30s just simply aren't trying to actively meet new friends. It becomes harder. Most people have spouses or kids and that takes up all of their time. The ones who are single and have no children are either just trying to fill the void with the above mentioned bar scenarios or they are at home doing the exact same things that you are doing. Ironically, many of us are more connected and bonded through our solitude and lack of socializing than those who are actually socializing regularly. This. Brotherhood among men is dead. It's just transactional. It's all transient anyhow, and the moment your friendship isn't convenient at the bottom rung of considerations it already occupies, it ends without a sound. I stopped believing in friendship long ago. But, I was blessed to be born again and pray before the Lord Jesus always, which is permanent, and gives me tremendous peace. |
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