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Friendless In Your Twenties

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I'm going to be the first to say I'm not a social butterfly, but one thing I've grown to accept is the lack of friends in my life. It's sad really but I don't let it get me down because I've become such an independent person and grown to love doing things by myself. I'm going to be honest with you. The year I spent living in Manchester was probably my loneliest period because I didn't make any new friends and spent the majority of my time in my own company. Making friends in your adult life can be hard because most people have solidified their friendships and some people don't want to add new people into their circles.  It's not that I don't want any new friends in my life and I'm sure my life would be way more exciting in my life. I guess my problem is I've been let down in the past with friendships. Another problem with adult life is you're way busier with work and your days off may not match so it becomes difficult to plan to m...

Loneliness

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Loneliness is one of those things many don't talk about enough. Mainly because those who are lonely don't have anyone to talk about it with. Hence the feeling of loneliness. It's difficult when you're an adult who is lonely to overcome that feeling of being alone. People say just make friends, but that's easier said than done. You're not forced to hang out with the same people every day like you are in school or even university. You can argue that you hang out with the same people in work every week but it's difficult because all you have in common is the workplace and it can be a struggle to arrange to meet up outside of work hours.  Something you can try is online dating to stop you from feeling lonely. In the three times in my life I've tried online dating, each time I thought they could be the one to fulfil that role of a boyfriend that I've never had but alas it was not the case as all three ended up giving up on me and never giving me that chan...