#175

This thread is making me feel sad.

I have always made a big effort to keep friendships going, and still have friends from primary school that I see regularly. Drifting from a few since having a child, but have made quite a few more from things like NCT and nursery. I went for a few beers the other night with some guy I got chatting too at the playground (that sounds weird…) - I just like making friend with people I think.

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#176

Yes but basically none of them live where I live, or if they do, they’re extremely busy all the time so I’m really fucking lonely :+1:

#177

i’ve got fairly close to people i’ve met at work or whatever and then when i realise i’m making progress i pull back and hibernate until we’re back to being acquaintances. i think this is part shyness but mostly, basically, selfishness. like, i only want friends when it suits me. but i’m happy to spend entire weeks alone.

i think this thread is helping me work through these social issues.

wow. i guess i’m a prick tbh.

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#178

yeah
i like germany, seems to have a good amount of trees and castles

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#180

summer '07 maybe
more into Respecting them than climbing them

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#181

let’s take a moment to admire how funky this is

as you were

#183

always liked this creakyknees thread

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#185

Has he ever posted on the new boards?

#188

Fair enough. I do enjoy my own company, but get lonely on my own.

I will also ‘hoard’ people I’ve worked with briefly 10 years ago and still insist to my wife that we need to meet up with them. This thread is making me think they probably think I’m a pain in the arse and want to phase me out…

#189

“I’ve probably got more friends than you’ve got cows.”

#190
#191

Hi 🙋

#192

Genuinely thought the end of that sentence was going to be “…so I slept with the other one just for consistency”

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#193

Backed, come to Germany

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#194

I have some very close friends in Glasgow, London and Norwich, plus a few pals scattered in Berlin, Manchester, and elsewhere, so I guess I’m doing ok. I guess a lot of it is based on playing music though one of my main glasgow groups is from working at GFT. Hardly any school or university friends though

#196

not really though

#197

The latter is what I’m doing, so yes!

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#199

American Studies at JFK Insitute, erm through lots of hassle with uni-assist and with my help from my partner, currently.

#200

Also it’s still basically free to study here (for now at least) so probably worth doing before the Brexit door closes

#201

Been feeling really down lately about my friend situation or lack of. I moved about a year ago for work and have struggled to make any friends outside of my workplace. Have tried joining clubs and Meetup groups, but there aren’t many to choose from where I live. The ones that I have tried were mainly full of people around my parents age. I’d just love to have a group of friends to go to gigs or the pub. I go out to gigs and on my own sometimes and feel a bit envious of people who are there laughing and joking with their mates.