I feel so stupid and lonely. Nothing seems to be going well in life. I can't seem to keep any friends I make. Whenever I make a friend, we chat for a week or so and then everything starts going downhill. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, why is it so hard to keep friends. I hate when people come and say "Let's be friends" and then they don't even try to keep the friendship! Am I really that unlikeable?? I try to be cheerful and lively while chatting but nothing is working! I feel like instead of having a conversation, people are just replying back to me, not interested at all. If I don't initiate the conversation first, no one would text me. I'm so frustrated. I just want someone who would text me first instead of me having to always text first. For the first time in my life I just want to be someone's first choice, is that too much to ask for? At this point I might as well just give up on trying to make friends.

Edit: Thanks for everyone who reached out to me! I appreciate it! I'm trying to reply to all so don't get sad if I take a while! :)

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Ah..I hope this post is appropriate for this subreddit, if not then please let me know and I'll find the right place :).

Hey everyone, I haven’t had anyone to talk to in years. Truly no chats beyond maybe 30 min, and rarely. Does anyone want to pm and talk for a bit? I want to talk only over text and on this site, please interesting things about your life and day. Thanks

ykwim? (fyi if anyone actually wants to chat fr fr yall can ask me anything)

I feel like when I try to make conversation with people, here and in-person, I feel like the other person feels annoyed and just doesn’t want to be bothered by me whatsoever. makes me feel even more antisocial than before

I don’t know how to live as someone chronically alone. I have 0 friends, no boyfriend. Not even dates. I’ve tried bumble bff, Tiktok, Instagram, being outside, clubs, concerts, even grocery stores to try to meet people and make friends. I haven’t had a friend in so long. I’m up now at 3:35am crying because I saw TikTok’s of other people with so many friends, doing things together. I feel so much pain in my heart and soul because of the intense loneliness I have been experiencing since 17. I’m 27 now. I’m starting to think something is wrong with me.. and my suicidal thoughts keep roaming around. I’m sorry, but I’m not asking for sympathy, I’m just voicing how I feel since I have no one to talk to.

I’m at the pub, by myself with my dog. My partner is going to a show tonight, we’ve had a fight and he is ignoring me.

It’s Friday night and I have NO ONE to pick up the phone to and say ‘let’s hang out’ ‘let’s have a beer’ ‘want to come over and watch a silly movie’ etc

I have no one that I would call a close friend except for my partner.

I’m just fucking lonely and it sucks. I’m a nice person but I can feel myself becoming bitter. I’m 35(f)

I have a lot of social anxiety, not so much that I can’t chit chat with strangers about the weather or ordering a coffee but anything above surface level is uncharted territory for me and I just fall into a heap of anxiety and bail, as soon as possible.

I’m going to live a very unfulfilled and painful existence if things go on this way.

Just wanted to vent. Thank you

I personally just binge watch, watch films (these are getting old now though). I run sometimes at night, I cook or read. I'd like to hear yours

18M... lonely 🤣 i will buy a gf brah

"She will leave you" Well i would jus kms at that point

Edit: spelled mail wrong maaaate

Greetings all. I'm virtually certain that some of you have experienced this. Typically, with exceptions, the claim is that I was contacted unintentionally, that they were trying to contact a friend, but then, for whatever reason, they want to keep talking. My sense is that they're usually attempting to find investors in fake opportunities. They start off in a conversational frame though. Interestingly, like eighty percent of the time, they are, or claim to be, female, under forty, and from east or southeast Asia. Of course, the reality is that none of those qualities may be applicable. I get them at my phone number, on WhatsApp, Telegram, maybe other channels. I'm curious to hear about your experiences and reactions. I thank you in advance. Best wishes

I used to talk a lot with her and talk about anything but now we don’t. She has many other friends and she can always make new ones while she was my only friend. Recently I tried to talk more with her but judging by her attitude I don’t think she really wants to talk with me as she is always busy with something else. We are just online friends I asked her out a couple of times but she always refused. Many things happened between these years but anyways I just wanted to vent because now I just feel we aren’t going back anymore. I don’t think I would ever find a friend like her again.

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I would desperately love some friends to chat with everything has been so hard lately and I literally have nobody to talk to so I really need a friend thank all so much.

Nobody likes or cares for me or notices me I’m invisible

My hobbies consist of listening to music, watching sports, gaming and sometimes cooking

If you're same age or older feel free to dm me!

Would also be nice if you could introduce yourself when dming

I always try my best to be a kind and not judging person!

Anyone wanna talk or chat

You know when you start texting with someone and you think to yourself wow this really could be something. And then after some time the messages and the "love" just stop. That contrast really hurts, from that first message down to the last one it hurts. So sad to see people fall apart. Stay strong y'all.

Nothing to write here! Suddenly feeling nothing to do rn so chatting would be better. Let's talk about our dreams or hobbies! How's your day?

If not then a hug could be fine! Thank you

i don’t mind if your male or female but i’m 16 (male) i just wanna hear about some random persons life and share my own stuff

Hi:) I'm unhappy, have been for a while and its difficult to convey how bad it gets to my friends and family. They usually try to comfort me by saying it will pass, they want to encourage me to keep going and most of the time it does help but i know deep down that the lows that i feel are not momentarily there.

They make up my baseline, I really just am able to forget how bad i feel, im able to enjoy little moments of joy and trick myself into thinking that those are proof I'm doing good but deep down i know its only a matter before i start losing grip and controle over my emotions.

I don't want to say that I am depressed because i havent been to a psychologist to assess if i should get diagnosed or not yet, but it would almost be a relief being told that I'm indeed dealing with that illness because it would make sense of it all for me. I don't know if someone can relate to this, i don't know how much longer i can pretend that I'm doing okay.

I’m very unattractive. Unattractive to the point that all it takes is a single photo of myself for a woman to just ghost men and make me feel like shit. People never get to know the person behind the shitty appearance. Women are the reason I’m so insecure, proving that looks are everything… they don’t care that maybe, just maybe, people without a pretty outside can have a pretty inside. Like I do everything right, but because I didn’t grow to be an attractive person I’m unable to have love? Seems pretty unfair to me…

And before anyone tells me to lower my standards, stfu. I talk to anyone who shows their willingness to talk to me. I match the energy that people give to me. I’ve had women of all kinds not desire me for how I look. I’m not saying preference is a bad thing, I’m just saying that it should not be the only thing that determines my odds of finding a partner

Everyday I wake up feel extremely lonely & overall just really sad which in turn causes me to spend the entire day laying in bed or pacing empty rooms to pass the time for the next day to come.

Does anyone else ever feel like this?

Today a "friend" that I've talked to for a few months now blocked me because I was depressed and said I felt like a loser. They said they were annoyed because I always say that and then blocked me. Basically, they acted like I was a complete idiot or terrible person for saying that. Why was that so bad?

(Hi I am guy) I have been going to the same gym now for years. For the past 10 months now lol 😂 I have been catching eye contact with a girl at my gym. Sometimes when she is close by and we make eye contact she will smile like this 😁 at me. Sometimes we will glance at each other from a distance. Sometimes I catch her looking at me.

We also go gym most days around the same time. I have noticed recently that she doesn’t talk to any guys at the gym or girls. She doesn’t really even smile at anyone or look at anyone. She always has her game face on. Ready for a workout.

I am in two minds because when there is a spot next to me on the treadmill she won’t use that treadmill next to me. But then I think she prefers the left side of the treadmill area and I prefer the right side so i can look out the window. Lol 😂 Plus so much time has passed now so I feel as if the ship has sailed. Also she has never initiated any conversation with me.

I am an introverted person when it comes to approaching these types of situations so sometimes I will act like I haven’t seen her. What should I do ? Because I have been going to this gym for years now. I don’t want to make things awkward. I have taken a month off gym so will be going back to the gym in 2 weeks. Sorry for the over explaining. Any advice ? Thanks

Birthdays are especially hard. It really shows me how lonely I qm. Gladly I have my partner now. Before him, I spent my burthdays crying in bed and contrmplating suicide. It is still hard since I have no other family or friends. The only day of the year people would have excuse to talk to me but there isn't anyone.

Luckily my spouse took day off from work and he has great day planned for me. I so lucky to have him and I know I will have fun

Yo! First I want to say thank you for taking the time to read my post. I’m still searching for a few more people to talk to regularly, so I thought I’d try another shot to find some decent people.

Anyways about me:

So a little bit about me. I’m 24, and I live in the US. I’m pretty chill and easy going for the most part. I love joking around a lot, so don’t take me seriously most times haha 😅. I like to think that I’m a good listener, or at least i try my best to be. I’m pretty decent at holding conversations too, I can talk about a wide variety of stuff, and I’m not opposed to even talking about more difficult topics, as long as it is civil. I’m go with the flow pretty much, and the energy I get from you I’ll give back in return.

I’m introverted and a homebody, my ideal way of relaxing is wrapped up in a blanket watching a good Netflix series 😌, or just kicking back with some friends playing some games.

I spend a lot of my free time gaming lately. I mostly play Apex whenever I game but I also own some other games too. I have both a PlayStation and a Switch and I’m open to suggestions if you ever had another game you wanted to try playing. Feel free to ask me what games I own btw.

I enjoy listening to music. I listen to a little bit of everything. I like watching tv shows and movies on Netflix, and I’m a huge anime fan! I have more nerdy hobbies overall 😅 and I really enjoy science related topics, i like learning in general tbh. I enjoy playing card and board games, domino’s, ect, and I’m semi decent in chess too. I was learning to speak French at one point but consistency is kinda my arch enemy in well….everything 💀. I like reading every now and then, and I love a good story. I love memes and funny/interesting videos, so definitely feel free to share memes whenever you find them, and I definitely will do the same.

Long term wise, I prefer to keep talking on discord after talking on Reddit for a bit. I also would like it if in the long term you’re comfortable with voice chats. I’m cool with just chatting, but long term it would be better if we could call every now and then. Also, it would be good if we could do virtual hangouts from time to time. Maybe play some games, vibe out to some music, watch some shows/movies/anime together. I’m open to suggestions as well, so if you ever had something you wanted to plan then I’m open to trying new stuff.

Hopefully something in my post appealed to you. If it did, don’t be shy, even if we don’t have the same hobbies it would still be nice to have more consistent friends to talk to. I can hold pretty decent convos, and can talk about a variety of stuff. So don’t be shy, feel free to say Hi! 😁👋

I pictured it, I felt it and I, I wanted to do it so badly. I don't feel like myself anymore. I lost everything and have nothing.

I finally landed a job...for a day...I had hope. Just for a second...then the job went on strike and I lost it....

Husband of 17 years needs space and has been staying someplace else for the last 5 nights. Everything sucks, but just thinking about having to sleep alone, again breaks me. The loneliness is overwhelming.

i am 21, no sociaI Iife and Iife is reaIIy difficuIt and IoneIy. Tonight, I’m going to kiII myseIf. I despise looking at myself and feel useful or wanted just a straight failure I have no friends at all, have never had a Girlfriend, no family. am so lonely, struggling with social anxiety and being autistic it feels like I’m just living being for the sake of it among people and this feeling of being an alien. Loneliness is consuming me to no end I’ve spent the entire of last year trying to change, going to public places such as groups, bars and so on to no success I just go to college then home then repeat. Then ı tried to online dating no matches so even the online world is difficult, this doesn’t help that I don’t even really have famiły I can be around they don’t necessarily want me there. I believe there's nothing in this world for me. Alł just see in the near future is just being miserable and alone. I know how I’m going to do it and it will be a success I just can’t anymore and thank you for reading I hope you find peace yourself.

Is it normal for a woman in her 40s to be this horny all the time or just me? If you are, how do you manage the craving?

It’s all

I feel so alone in this crazy world

I hope one day that hole can be filled