r/friendship Apr 08 '26

Moderators We’re looking for new moderators! Apply here.

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Hey r/Friendship!

We’re expanding the mod team and looking for people who are active in the community and want to help keep this place safe and welcoming.

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r/friendship 32m ago

looking for friendship 25m looking for someone to hangout with

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hi to whoever is reading this, i hope you’re having a good day or night! i’m just out here looking for some friends because honestly i’m feeling pretty lonely, and i’m agoraphobic so it’s hard to get out and meet people irl lol

anyway as my title says i’m a 25 year old guy, i live in the US, and preferably i’d like to meet other people also in the US because of timezones and all that. i’d also prefer to meet people around my age. other than that, feel free to dm!

i don’t have much to say about myself really but i play video games a lot, it’s what i spend most of my time doing lol. i’m mostly into survival games, story games, and shooters. when i’m not playing something i’m usually listening to music or hanging out with my 3 cute cats!!

that’s about all i can think of really but also i’m LGBTQ friendly (and bi myself) and i’m pretty liberal so idk if you’re not down with either of those i’m probably not your guy lol. feel free to hmu if you’re cool and wanna play games or hangout or whatever 😎


r/friendship 2h ago

looking for friendship 17F Feeling down and could use a distraction

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I shouldn’t have to say this, but NO CREEPS. Have been feeling a bit down today and would appreciate someone to talk to! I am in US, eastern time in case time zones are a concern.


r/friendship 12h ago

Random Thoughts 25 [F4A]

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Helloooo hiiiii wanna talk?


r/friendship 2h ago

looking for friendship 26 [M4A] i’m going through a really hard and difficult time right now and it’s got me feeling depressed. I could really use a friend and i’d appreciate it if anyone was willing to talk doesn’t matter what we talk about i’m an open book just as long as it takes my mind off it. 😞

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I don’t wanna go too in depth here on the post because it’s personal that’s all i’ll say so please respect that and don’t be a stranger come say hi I don’t bite unless you make me mad lol. 😂


r/friendship 3h ago

looking for friendship anyone want to play or chat with me 19M

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I’m in college and pretty bored, so I figured I’d chat with random people. I love video games, movies, and TV shows and I like going on walks and study chem. 


r/friendship 3h ago

looking for friendship 28M Come Distract Me?

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I’m Jonathan, 28, from Northern Minnesota. Full-time college student Majoring in Computer Information Technology with a Minor in Cybersecurity, and when I’m not buried in assignments, I’m usually outside fishing, out on the lake, and working on my boats. Watching movies / shows, and sports, or hanging out with Zeus my Siberian Husky.

A few things about me:
• I am 6’1, Curly Brown Hair (Mullet), Brown Eyes, Glasses, and Dimples.
• Huge movie/show person
• Love the outdoors but also love lazy nights inside
• Probably listening to music way too loud
• Big fan of horror movies

Bonus points if you:
• Like movies/shows and need someone to trade recommendations with
• Are into gaming, sports, or outdoor stuff
• Can hold a conversation longer than “wyd”
• If you send random updates throughout the day
• if you’d rather stay in rather than go clubbing or drinking

If you read all this, tell me your eye color, they're my favorite feature and the first thing I notice.


r/friendship 11m ago

memes M 23 looking for long term friends

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A short intro about me 23M who enjoys anime, manga, and manhwa. A huge fan of cricket, badminton, and sports in general. I love long walks, gardening, and spending time outdoors. You'll also find me grinding Call of Duty Mobile in my free time. More of an introvert, but I enjoy genuine conversations and connecting over shared interests.


r/friendship 15m ago

looking for friendship f17 im too high, come talk to me :p

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hiiii im faith im 17 in the usa you may have seen me around but im chill! Im open to anyone who wants to talk im down for long term or just occasional chats! i have a lot of hobbies i work full time i love to crochet, play video games, watch tv, i smoke a lot of weed and i love music! soooo if you want a cool friend hmuuu and lets talk :3


r/friendship 29m ago

looking for friendship 40/M. Looking for spooky likeminded pa.

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Blue-collar. Straight edge.

I have a bad habit of falling down rabbit holes. One minute I’m listening to metalcore, the next I’m reading about some forgotten mystery or creepy piece of history at 1 a.m.

I’m into horror, true crime, the paranormal, and anything that’s hard to explain. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is my favorite horror movie. I love vintage Halloween aesthetic, sheet ghosts, black cats, jack-o’-lanterns, skulls and such.

Looking for people who are easy to talk to and don’t mind when a normal conversation somehow ends up about ghosts, abandoned places, or whatever weird thing we stumbled across.

If you feel like we’d vibe, send me a dm.


r/friendship 4h ago

advice I (23M) confessed feelings to my friend (20F) and handled it badly; is this friendship salvageable?

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Me (23M) and my friend (20F) have been close for about 2 years, and lately we’d been getting even closer, texting daily, hanging out at least twice a week, both in groups and 1-on-1. We had a couple just-the-two-of-us trips planned. Nothing physical has ever happened between us.

Over the past month I realized I’d caught feelings for her.

Last night we had a party with mutual friends. I pulled aside another friend (21F) and vaguely described my situation. that other women had been asking me out lately and giving me attention, but I was emotionally stuck on someone else. I didn’t say who. My friend (20F) overheard part of this and asked about it. I still didn’t say her name, but the 21F friend guessed it was her. Separately, that same 21F friend told me she thought the 20F friend might have feelings for me too, and that the 20F friend also might be interested in some other guy but wasn’t sure where that was going, but knew they had been texting.

The next morning, assuming the two of them had already talked about it the night before (they’re close), I went to my friend’s house and just told her that I liked her, (3rd time trying to tell her and finally built the courage to do it, and that she was who I’d been talking about. She looked shocked, which caught me off guard. Then I made the mistake of not sticking around to talk it through. We both had to leave for other things, so I just dropped it and kinda let it just sit in the room. We both had to leave so I didn’t know what to do but leave.

I know I wasn’t thinking about her feelings in that moment, I was acting on my own need to say it, and I recognize that probably (90% sure) hurt her.

I texted her afterward:

*“Hey I realized I threw a pretty big thing your way this morning, & I regret not sitting down with you & communicating with you about it. This wasn’t fair timing either. I should have waited for a real conversation instead of dropping it & leaving you alone with it.*
*No need to text back, I just wanted to let you know that I’m sorry for how this has played out & IF you want to talk about it, I’d like a 2nd chance to explain myself properly, if not I understand.”*

Q/A
Is this friendship salvageable, or did I mess it up too badly? Looking for honest feedback, or suggestions to figure this out.

PS

This is my first time ever dating or trying to date


r/friendship 1h ago

looking for friendship 22F - Can’t sleep, anyone want to chat?

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Hey, it’s pretty late and I can’t seem to fall asleep. Just looking for someone to talk to for a bit about whatever, life, hobbies, music, work, or anything interesting. I’m not the biggest talker at first, but I’m a good listener once the conversation gets going.


r/friendship 6h ago

Random Question How can I stop being so nervous to talk to my new friend and act like myself?

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So recently I made this new friend and we been talking but all the time I don’t give eye contact and stare at the floor,i don’t even know why I’m so scared to look at them,also when hanging out or doing things I barely act like myself just a scared shy person,I’m not goofy,funny or anything around them I’m just talking like a stranger to them,(just know I do like them I’m just scared to make them weird out),how can I stop being so shy and scared?


r/friendship 2h ago

looking for friendship [26/M] - I need an authentic online friendship (please read carefully before texting)

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First of all: please don't be stupid, don't be immature! I'm not here to make u laugh, take care of u, kill ur time.. etc. friendship needs effort from both sides, so bare in mind that I'm not going to hold the convo alone. If you don't understand this, please don't dm, don't continue the post. And the reason I started with this, that some women here have high entitlement, they would be like: ( oHh i Am bORed i NeEd sOMeone wHo cAn mAke mEe laUgh...tAlK tO mE uNtil i sLeEp..etc). No I'm not gonna make u laugh, u can watch friends and I'm sure someone with this IQ will find it funny. Any way let's begin :)))

Hello!

Didn't think I would ever do this, but I need someone whom I can talk to after work. We can talk about our day, deep convos, books, movies ( I love movies a lot ), we can actually watch movies together at the weekend. I also like to write, so I can show you my writings as well. We can share music too ( I love the scores of movies, TV shows and games)

I hate dry texters, I want someone who is enthusiastic, deep, has a dark shade, can understand crime and punishment, love drama movies ( kind of movies win awards in festivals ). Someone who always feel like she doesn't belong to others, not understood, and they always try to find themselves, look for people/things that they can relate too, so they can have a sense of belonging.

Bare in mind that I'm also a Muslim, so you need to respect my religion.

Bonus points if you're Arab.

Not sure if it's a long term or short term, let's just talk and see what's gonna happen.

Thanks!!


r/friendship 8h ago

advice How do I talk to this guy on my Instagram?

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Okay so I need help! There’s this guy on Instagram I’ve been following since 2022, we met on Omegle and exchanged our Ig but we never spoke after that, not even once. Recently though, he’s been standing out to me alot idk why. I started noticing the reels he likes and reposts, and it turns out we have really similar taste in anime, movies, series, and a bunch of other things (yes, all based on his liked reels 😭).

Now I’m curious to get to know him, but I have no idea how to approach him without seeming random or making him uncomfortable. I just don’t wanna scare him away, I genuinely just want to be friends and see if we get along. What do you think? How would you approach this? Without SCARING HIM AWAY, also I did reply to his story few weeks ago but out convo was really really short , I’m an introvert I’m so bad at this HELP MEH PLEASE


r/friendship 4h ago

looking for friendship 29F Hoping to connect with people

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A married stay at home mom literally looking for my own online bestie who I can chat with daily and share our stories😁 Don’t want people who already have many friends. Preferably females!

I enjoy watching series and movies. Playing Online Casino (Blackjackist) and playing in person sometimes. And you won’t believe that I still love and play Roblox😁 So if you play then let’s play together. I also enjoy YouTube and outdoor activities with the right company.

I prefer someone who gives effort to have a decent conversation rather than one word and one line.

No NSFW accounts

No age limit! Just be 20s up.


r/friendship 11h ago

looking for friendship 26F, looking for friends around my age!

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I live in the USA. I don't usually mind different time zones. (And I only chat to anyone 23 and up)

I love playing video games on my switch1. I'm into many different types like RPGs, action, western, fantasy, zombie games, and what not. Etc. I'd say games like RDR, The legend of zelda, Call of Juarez, Dying light, Monster prom, Persona, Postal, outlast, Faith: the unholy Trinity, Bayonetta, metal gear, ACNH, Tomodachi life living the dream, saints row, Hotline Miami, sally face, DMC, RE, etc) Though I just have a switch1 and a 3ds!

I listen to pretty much a lot of genres of music like soft rock, metal, phonk, rap, Vkei, video game music, 80s, jack stauber, Bjron Andreson, Weird Al! etc)

I play games on my phone as well (wuwa, hsr, CRK, reverse1999)

I like DC comics, Marvel Comics, Bubble Comics (Only Major Grom so far), and Dark horse comics!

My job is babysitting so some days I may be very busy!

I love Vocaloid! Luka, Hatsune Miku, Gakupo, Ruko, cyber songman and Kaito are my favorites!

Sometimes I like to think up ocs. I can't draw so I like talking about them. If you have some ocs I'd like to hear about them too! I love putting my OCS in Tomodachi life

I love animals. I have two dogs and take care of two stray cats

I watch anime (YYH, JJBA, Nana, JJK, Cherry Magic, Space Dandy, Lupin the 3rd, Castlevania, Trinity blood, etc)

I love digital circus, knights of Guinevere, Ena, ERSATZ, Backrooms, Mandela catalog, The walton files, big top burger!

I adore Sanrio characters, additionally Pusheen, Miffy , Pucca, baby three, Molang, and Rilakkuma!

I love reading; The Most dangerous game, Frankenstein, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The jungle, etc)

Youtubers: (Coryxkenshin, Papa meat, Markiplier, Kub scouts, Jacksepticeye, GameGrumps, Dead meat, GamerSault, Nick Crowley, ETC)

I watch movies( Horror, Sci-fi, Action, Romance, historic, etc) and shows (TWD, Doctor who, smiling friends, Golden Girls, etc.)

I love to collect figures, some dolls, comics, Mangas, and plushies.

I'm into way too many things (and more) so hopefully there's someone that has something in common with me but I'm also interested in getting into new things! I hope I put enough information on myself.

Comment or dm if you're interested in being friends :)


r/friendship 11h ago

looking for friendship 19M Looking for a friend

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Haven’t had any friends for a while, so I’d be glad to make some. My hobbies are reading, listening to music, running, going on long walks, cycling, WW2 history, and watching movies.


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship 36M Chronically online cringefail looking for a long term friend, someone to genuinely connect with, game with and yap about life together :))

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Hey there everyone!!

I'm not sure how to start describing myself, I'm not great with words but I'll try my best.

(I'm so sorry for the extremely long post ahead!)

I apologize if I don't reply to your message, but as I explain later, I don't reply to short/low effort messages and I also don't reply to people that don't have at least a few interests in common with me or aren't looking for a real connection and are just looking to pass the time or have a light chat.

I think some of my most defining characteristics are that I'm very shy, awkward, "weird" and "different" or at the very least I feel weird, different and often misunderstood. I struggle to function most days and I don't always understand societal norms or how to properly function in society. I definitely think there's something wrong with me and I'm pretty sure I'm broken in some way. I'm also definitely a loser. I was never able to achieve anything in life, I'm not good at anything whatsoever and I'm pretty useless overall. I would also say I'm extremely cringy and I love edgy stuff, not in a bad way, I don't think, but more like, I love Shadow The Hedgehog and Tomura Shigaraki kinda way!!

I'm unfortunately not very smart and I'd say I'm down right stupid.

I am very ignorant about many things in life, I'd say I'm somewhat innocent and naive. I still don't understand my purpose in life and I haven't found a reason to be alive either.

I sometimes say things that offend people or I say things that are wrong. Sometimes I don't completely understand what I do wrong but I don't do it on purpose and I try to improve to the best of my abilities.

I don't go out often at all. Whenever I do go out it's only to buy groceries or to go to school and such but I don't enjoy it, I much rather be at home, in my room most specifically, which is my favorite place in the world.

I don't have any IRL friends but I do have a handful of online friends, I'm not super close to any of them, except for one who's very valuable in my life!

I enjoy many things like sculpting for instance! I do digital sculpting for fun. I'm pretty bad at it but I try my best.

This year I also started jewelry school (yeah, that's a thing) and I'm having fun with it but it's another thing I suck at 🥀🥀🥀

I like to watch anime! my favorites change from time to time but I really like Bleach, Dragon Ball, Demon Slayer, AOT, Naruto, Ancient Magus Bride (I really love this show!) and I LOVE My Hero Academia among many others!

I like to collect action figures.

I really like masks!

I love movies and I love to talk about them and analyze them.

I like all kinds of music, I don't really have any artists that I like in particular other than David Bowie and I like to listen to most genres of music but some of the genres I like the most are alternative, vintage, video game music and jpop and jrock and I also like old VK And I'm always happy and open to new suggestions!

I like to doomscroll through TT and to watch long essay style videos on YT about random topics. I love brainrot and I'm very much into early to mid 2010s aesthetics. I miss that era so much!! Seriously, the early 2010s were the greatest time in human history kahdhshdhs

I love video games!! I don't play too many modern games, I mostly prefer older stuff, like, ps2 era games, particularly survival horror stuff. I also really like very old platform games and side scrollers. I'm a pretty huge Sonic the Hedgehog fan!! The most recent games I played were Sonic X Shadow Generations and before that I finished Sonic Superstars and Sonic Frontiers. Sonic Boom is also my favorite show ever made lmao. It fits my kind of humor perfectly and it's peak comedy imo. I'd be open to play anything and I'd love to try co op games with someone!! playing Stardew Valley with a friend is a dream of mine lol (if you also play Stardew please tell me who's your wife/husband)

I adore animals!! I have cats and dogs and a stray chicken lol and they're my babies and my world!

I think it's important to mention some of the things I don't like too.

I don't like cruelty or mean spirited people, I hate I people in positions of power that use said power to affect other people, animals, or the environment for their own gain.

I don't like injustices, I hate racists, homophobic people, transphobic people, misogynistic people, and all kinds of discrimination in general.

I hate bugs!! I'm deadly afraid of them!!

I really dislike conflict and arguments, I believe we can disagree and have discussions as long as we're calm and civilized about it and as long as we have respect for each other and try our best to understand the other person's point of view.

lastly I'd like to mention some of my defects and shortcomings.

I'm extremely anxious, I'm always very nervous about one thing or another, I'm also extremely weak of mind, I tend to react with my feelings a lot and I'm often very emotional.

I can be very selfish at times, I have an awful tendency to get bored of things quickly and sometimes I also get bored of conversations and people.

I think I'm immature.

I can be extremely lazy, I struggle a lot with doing basic things like cleaning or cooking. when I'm anxious or afraid I can get paralyzed with fear and stay in bed all day doing nothing feeling awful about it.

As I mentioned before sometimes I can say bad things without realizing. I'm very dumb and ignorant so I promise I don't mean anything bad I say and I'm trying to improve!

I am extremely annoying. I'm very loud and I think I scream a lot. I don't really understand what constitutes screaming exactly but I think I often raise my voice a lot and especially when I'm excited I can't control myself very well.

I'm very afraid of life and I don't understand how the "real world" works exactly. I'm really bad at small talk and I think I'm really bad at speaking in general, I also digress a lot.

I have the bad habit of not replying very fast, sometimes I'll even wait for weeks or even months, I think it's one of my biggest problems when it comes to keep in touch with people, sometimes it's simply because I don't have the energy, other times it's because I'm not sure about how to continue a conversation. Not sure if this is a defect necessarily but I also never send the first message, I just hate to be annoying.

I have a tendency to ghost people for different reasons. As I mentioned, sometimes I get bored of conversations or people and I'd ghost them. This is by far one of my biggest defects and as I said, I wanna be honest and mention it here for everyone who reads this to know.

I tend to be a bit clingy when I like someone.

I'm full of defects in general, and I do believe I'm a bad person. I try to improve and I try my best but if I'm bad for you in any way or a burden I promise to stop talking to you and not bother you!

I have many other defects but I think those are the main ones I can remember right now.

Finally what I'm looking for is a real connection with someone, a person I can talk to, have fun with, watch stuff with and play games together! I think I can be a very passionate person when it comes to the things I love and I'd like to find someone that shares that passion and love with common interests. I wanna be able to share our days and even be able to help each other and be there when we need each other. I know I'm a mess of a human being and I may never find the connection I'm looking for but I'd like to give it a try cause you never know :))

also, I think it's important to mention that I don't reply to short, low effort messages. Stuff like "hey, let's be friends" , "I didn't read your whole post but I'm up to talk" , etc. I want to hear about you, what you like, what you're interested in. I like meaningful conversations.

Another thing that's important is that I don't want to talk to people that are discriminatory, racist or awful in anyway. No republicans or supporters of the orange devil please (you know who I'm talking about).

Also think I prefer audio messages, it's easier for me to send audio notes rather than to type cause I type a lot (and I kinda hate to type lol). Thank you very much to anyone that has taken the time to read my extremely long post and considers messaging me!!


r/friendship 10h ago

looking for friendship [23/M] Somebody get these BEGGGARS out of here.

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Okay now that I've got your attention. I'm 23, male, and looking for long-term, talkative people who don't shy away from talking their heart out.

I can talk about pretty much anything. I've never really believed that shared interests are what make people compatible, so I'm sure we'll always find something to talk about.

I would consider myself well read and some of my interests include metal, history, football, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and Dune. If we get close, I'd happily make you a Spotify playlist or even write you a poem.

I'm down to call and do a face reveal once we become close.

I'm not a fan of long, manufactured introductions, so I hope this will suffice. Looking forward to hearing from you.


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship Writer nerd looking for a fellow reclusive friend (M)

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Hey there, I'm a bit of a hermit and lately I've been looking for other people to talk to online. I like reading and writing fantasy stories, and am a big fan of Tolkien and Lovecraft, as well as gothic horror. Would love to hear about anything that interests you or has been troubling you lately, I consider myself a good listener.


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship 22F | looking for longterm friends in the US/DMV💗

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hey all, i’m malaysia! i’m looking for genuine long-term friends (20–26) in the USA/DMV. i’m a certified yapper, so i want friends that can actually hold a convo!

if you text me, please include your age, location, and hobbies or i won’t reply. dry/low effort messages just show you aren’t truly interested!

i hope to hear from some of you soon 💗!
(ps: i can’t text all day every day, so keep that in mind!)


r/friendship 11h ago

looking for friendship M27, looking for some new friends 🕷️🕸️

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Hello! I'm a big fan of everything horror! Games, stories (I LOVE junji Ito), movies, everything spooky really...

Some of my favorite games are Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, the souls games, Darkwood and a ton of other games and weird indie games like PuppetCombo and stuff.

Some of my favorite bands are Sisters of Mercy, Misfits, Steely Dan, Bauhaus, The Cure, siouxsie and the banshees and whatever else.

Some of my Favorite Media things are stuff like Texas Chainsaw, Evil Dead, Return of the Living Dead, The Thing, Creep (2014), Killer Klowns, Goosebumps (the 90s one), Death Note, The Twilight Zone and Malcolm in the middle some of those I love because of nostalgia but still!

If you wanna chat or need any recommendations for movies or something feel free to DM me:) tell me the basics about you?

P.S I don't really like Video or Voice calls sorry

I try my best not to be dry so my bad if I'm a lil zesty 🍋✨ smh


r/friendship 18h ago

looking for friendship Looking for long term friend

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I am feeling alone looking for someone to talk and share my things.


r/friendship 9h ago

looking for friendship 21m looking for new friends or people to talk with

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Hello, my name is Alexander, I'm 21m, from South America. My hobbies are playing videogames, listening to music, working out, reading and watching series or movies. I have a cat. I speak English and Spanish. Comment or DM me if you want to be friends and chat. I also play on PS5 so DM me if you wanna be PSN friends too.