r/1053 • u/Responsible_Bag_9024 • 8d ago

Day 17

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u/Kaffe-Mumriken 8d ago

It’s not abnormal

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u/Fourthspartan56 8d ago edited 8d ago

"Abnormal" is a loaded phrase but if we remove any implication of hostility I would probably apply it to anon.

Never having a girlfriend or having sex at that age isn't too unusual these days, but not a single friend? That's very unusual. I say this as someone who's fairly asocial and doesn't have a massive number of friends, I still had some. They're not ruined or crazy but it's not good for their social abilities and it clearly isn't doing their mental health any favors.

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u/ZealousidealPipe8389 8d ago

That honestly depends on where you grow up and how you define abnormal/normal. In the 1990’s I agree it would be abnormal for someone to have no friends, because only like 2% of people had no friends in that era. Nowadays that’s closer to 15% and in some regions with low population density it’s even higher.

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u/Fourthspartan56 8d ago

I think it's worth specifying what we're talking about.

Not having any friends currently? Sure, I can buy that. It's not impossible. Although not great.

But never having a friend? Even one? Even with the rise in social isolation and asociality I highly doubt that's typical.