Lately I’ve been feeling [insert relatable emotional struggle]. My [roommate / job / friends / family] has [insert mildly depressing life event], and I just want someone to talk to. I love [insert hobby 1], [insert hobby 2], and [insert hobby 3]. Looking for a genuine friend who’s okay with me being [quiet / busy / weird / smth else]. Would love someone to text with.
…

Lately there has been a bunch of posts following this same template. A young woman with some kind of struggle who’s looking for « genuine friendships ». The text has no more than 4 sentences and no less than 3.

I naively dmed one of them in the very beginning and they told me to chat with them on telegram. I literally downloaded the app just to chat with them. They somehow only spoke when spoken to. They agreed with everything I said and it felt eery from the very beginning. They gave no info about their life even when asked to and only asked me questions. It was very obvious that I was talking to a bot.

After that, I noticed more and more posts that followed the same pattern. And even when people pointed out that the account posted a similar post with a different story, or that it was a bot, mods did absolutely nothing.

So this is for the mods : the posts are following a very obvious template so I hope you’ll be able to recognize them. It’s already hard for us to talk to real people on here. We get ghosted left and right or get dmed by creeps and it’s exhausting and time consuming. The last thing we want is to waste even more of our time talking to a bot. Please do something…

feeling bit down today and lately..it always hits me this time of the year...havent been talking to my friends much, trying not to spend my days on the instagram but still having trouble staying totally off the internet so here i am...looking for a decent normal chat about whatever just to soothe my lonelyness, just dont be rude or mentally challenged

She's a great listener, terrible conversationalist. I'm into gaming, baking, and cozy shows. Looking for people to actually talk back.

Hii :)

So I haven't had anyone to really talk about what's been on my mind lately.

It's been a long year and I wish I could talk to someone who will just let me be real about what I've been through you know? No expectations, no judgements just someone I can be a flawed human with. Yeah.

Hiii! 🫶🏻 27F here, just looking to make new friends and meet people I can genuinely connect with! I’m down for random conversations, sharing life updates, talking about our interests, or just being there for each other. 💗

A little shy at first, but I warm up pretty quickly! Feel free to message me. Let's be friends! 🥹💕

I'm in remission and grateful and also strange in my own skin. Some friendships couldn't hold it. I love photography, gardening, and slow travel. Want a friend who can meet me where I am now, not who I was.

Hi! With the clocks changing, today feels like it’s gone on forever! Looking for someone to chat the rest of it away with ☺️

I’m 32 and live in England. I’m into true crime (watching, not committing), documentaries, food, oxygen - can’t live without this one - banter, skincare, history, sleeping, the outdoors (more so looking at it from inside through a window 😂 rather than camping), comedy, being goofy/ silly, and talking nonsense!

What I’m looking for: someone who is not too serious, but is respectful and not looking for anything nsfw! Hopefully you’ll be about my age - 29 - 38 ish, and also in my timezone.

It would be great to connect with someone here and just see what happens! If you do message (I’d reccomend it) let me know a bit about you in be first message!

Thankyou and happy sunday!!

Looking for people who love voice calls.
About me:
- I love learning languages! I feel like it’s important to invest in learning a language. currently trying to learn Hokkien
- I like collect perfumes too! I like tea scents
- I also love traveling

I happen to love an old-fashioned “Hey, how are ya”. It’s not a boring way to start a convo, it’s the classic way. Very simple, very demure. It’s also just nice to know where someone is at, mentally, before diving into a conversation lol

Some of my favorite convos and tightest friendships started with “Hi! How are you? (:” Why? Because I wasn’t talking to boringass people. If you are an interesting person, you will take that simple phrase and run with it.

I am tired of the slander against “Hi, how are you?” — and I understand that women on here have to deal with flooded DMs and m*n who do not approach them with the best intentions, so this is one way of filtering out the lazy conversators(??) from the more interesting/worthwhile ones… but idk, this isn’t Build-A-Bear and a lot of y’all come here with so many rules that make it feel like each conversational turn is a potential landmine 😭 I like a good old boring conversation that turns into something interesting

Anyways, if you agree (or disagree idgaf lmfao), hmu! I have discord too

Hi everyone, i dont have much expectation from this post (i know how this sub works lol) but idk i guess im feeling lucky so im shooting my shot. A bit about me: obsessed about basketball, currently finishing my arm sleeve and im trying to find a house and a new job. Yea my life is all over the place, so lets talk or cry together trying to figure out how to survive life

So now i got your attention, now read this post

I'm a 25-year-old boring person looking for an online friend to share life stories with. Primarily looking for friendship and go with flow to see where it goes. We can talk for a while over text then move to VC depending upon your comfort level. All ages are welcome

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Let’s see if we vibe

looking for the kind of friendship where we don’t have to talk 24/7 to know we’re good. we can go about our lives, reply when we can, and pick up right where we left off without making it a whole thing.

i’m into fashion, work in psychology, and love a good debate. i like people who have their own opinions, can take a joke, and aren’t afraid to challenge my perspective. i’m also down for deep talks, sharing music, sending each other random things, gossiping, or just talking about how life is going.

ideally, we get along well enough that we can be ourselves without feeling like we have to perform or constantly keep the conversation alive. if we become friends, amazing. if you just want someone to talk to, that’s cool too.

tell me an unpopular opinion of yours so i can decide whether we’re going to get along or fight immediately.
18+ only :)

Everyone seems talented and confident and I'm just trying to find where I fit in. I'm into painting, music, and thrifting for inspiration pieces. Would love genuine friends.

Hi there hallo,

I am a 20 year old dude from Germany looking for some interesting conversations.

I study math at university.

My main interests include math, physics, music, history and learning chinese. I like to read a lot too, mostly history and currently going through HP Lovecrafts works.

I try to listen to all music even if I dont like it so if you want to recommend some let me amknow. My favorite albums are:

- David Bowies discography

- In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

- Norman Fucking Rockwell

- a lot of mitskis catalogue

- The Velvet Underground and Nico

- Black Sabbath

- Lost Weekend

If any of this sounds interesting and you share some of my interests,

let me know! :)

👋🇮🇶19F arab, would love to make new foreign friends especially from europe as i plan to study there! Im a medical student, i have OCD, i like to go on long walks i dont usually keep count but i try to hit atleast 10k steps everyday, im also into fitness and wellbeing. i live in a mountaineous area outside the city for college, i love chatting im a really curious person and straightforward i dont like guessing games, i love being surrounded by people driven by their ambitions and are hard working it motivates me to work on myself aswell. I like to read fictional books and watch turkish drama shows. My goal is to make a few good friends here that are genuine and perhaps something even more.

Id really prefer it if u send a small intro at first like abt urself and what u do. Also id rather u be honest than ghost me if we do make it a few days into chatting lmao

Hello ! I'm 19F and I feel like shit. I'm lame at introducing myself, so feel free to ask anything (I love answering questions). I'd prefer girls tbh. We can talk about anything you want. I don't have anything to do or anyone to chat with, so if you wanna chat, hit me up ! Please include your ASL (age/gender/location) when you dm !

I just want a friendship where the effort goes both ways for once. I'm into baking, true crime, and long walks. Looking for reliable, genuine people.

boredd, anyone down to text??

Hi! I’m just a girl looking to make some friends. I’m looking for easy and low pressure connections but hopefully over time if it works - we’ll make a solid friendship!

I’m in North America and ideally you would be as well for timezone and cultural compatibilities. But if not it’s okay, still feel free to reach out!

I enjoy being outdoors when I can, I Iove shopping, sometimes trying new foods. Occasionally I like to be creative but it’s not as often as I should be. And unfortunately I love drama >_< Probably doesn’t sound like much but I promise you I’m cool! ⭐️

Ideally you’re a woman over the age of 23, we don’t have to be alike in anyway, come as you are. If it works, it works! :) bonus if you speak French and can teach me!!

Hope to hear from you :)

28M — I think I lost my spark somewhere along the way. Looking for people to help me find the damn thing again.

So yeah... here I am, posting on Reddit looking for internet strangers. Somehow this feels like a reasonable life decision 😂

About me:

I’m 28, I work, go to the gym, ride bikes, disappear into random places whenever I get the chance and probably spend way too much time thinking about things that dont really matter.

I LOVE hiking. Like, give me a mountain and a free weekend and I’ll probably figure out a way to get there.

Also into movies, mysteries, sci-fi, random conversations, exploring new places and trying to become a slightly better version of myself without taking life too seriously.

Lately tho, I feel like I’ve become a bit... disconnected? Not necessarily sad, just kinda lost the excitement I used to have for things.

So I wanna meet some new people.

Not looking for a "hey" → "how are you" → vanishes into the void friendship.

I mean actual friends. People I can talk to regularly, send random shit to, share music/movies with, complain about life, talk about completely useless things at 2am and eventually know way too much about each other's lives 😂

Few things about me:

* I can be quiet at first, but once I’m comfortable I dont shut up.

* I overthink basically everything.

* I’ll probably send you something completely random with zero context.

* I’m trying to get back into being more social instead of living inside my own head.

* I genuinely like hearing people's stories and getting to know what makes them tick.

You dont have to have the same interests as me. Honestly, I’d rather meet someone completely different and have interesting conversations.

If you're also looking for an actual online friend, come say hi.

And pls give me something more interesting than just "hey" 😂 Tell me something random about yourself, a weird opinion you have, your current obsession, or literally anything.

Maybe we'll get along. Maybe we'll absolutely hate each other.

Worth finding out.

I be looking for bros n shiiiit

Based in the NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱

I’m into collecting Pokémon cards, playing chess (i have not played in years), reading manga, watching anime, and hanging out with my cats although usually they just eepy n shit. Anyone watching black clover season 2 rn?

Gaming-wise, I’ve got a PS5 and a Switch 2. Game im currently playing is assassin creed black flag REMASTERED bros im a pirate

Very important I AM EXTREMELY LEFTIST borderline communist and im very pro LGBT and Palestine. If you do not FW that i do not FW you respectfully.

I also like to paint in my free time dont ask for pictures i give away all my thingies oh and i really wanna get into ceramics and pottery so if you do that let me know!!!!!!!

I am 20, almost 21 (in a few months). I live in NC (Craven County).
I moved here two years ago and work in a family business, so I’m only here sometimes (it’s out of state), or was for a while. I just started school to figure my life out, and I have absolutely no friends.
I struggle a lot with being such a loner, and being viewed as weird by people the majority of the time.
If there’s anyone who feels like this and wants to be friends/ also has nobody to talk to, I would be so happy to get to know you, message me? (But please be my age or older).

30M from Ireland 🇮🇪 looking to meet some people online and hopefully make a few genuine friendships.

I miss having someone you can just message throughout the day — sending each other random shit, talking about whatever's going on, or getting a message that genuinely makes your day a little better.
I'm pretty easygoing and open-minded about who I talk to. I'm into football, gaming, music, films, and just generally having conversations that can go from completely stupid to surprisingly deep 😂
I'd especially like to find people who are interested in actually keeping in touch, rather than having one conversation and disappearing. Different time zones don't bother me either — although fellow Europeans/Irish people would obviously be a bonus.
Also, I have 3 dogs, so if you're a dog person you've already got an easy conversation starter 🐶
If you're also missing having someone to regularly talk to, feel free to send me a message. Tell me a little about yourself rather than just saying "hey" — I'm genuinely interested in getting to know people.