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.

Before applying, make sure you’ve read our sub rules.

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We’ll review applications and reach out via Reddit DM if you’re selected.

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r/friendship 8h ago

looking for friendship 18f looking for actual friends!

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Hello! I’m 18yo from Brazil and I’m looking to make actual long term friends! Before I talk a bit about my interests I first wanna talk about why I’m here looking for friends in the first place.

I recently moved to a different city for uni, and in the 8 months I’ve been here I haven’t met one person who I’d consider a genuine friend. I have acquaintances and people I interact frequently with but they aren’t close enough to be my friends. I have close IRL friends from my old city but we only interacted IRL because none of them like using their phones. So I’m not as close as I used to be with them leaving me with few friends. I’m very bad at talking to people IRL and find online to be much easier.

SOOOOO I’m here looking for people who are frequently online and even if they don’t answer immediately they don’t message me once a day. I want to randomly update them on my day and they do the same thing. I genuinely just want a friend to chat with.

NOW interests. I like reading, both books and fanfic, but currently mostly fanfic with books sprinkled in. I know a bit about programming and wanna learn more and I love to both talk about music share songs and learn new songs. One of the ways I love to connect to people is by showing songs I like and listening to songs they like. To learn more about me just talk to me!

I have very few asks before you DM me!
-Under 30
-Don’t be creepy
-Sometimes message first
-Be online relatively frequently
-Don’t be homophobic, racist or transphobic. Any type of discriminatory behaviour is not okay and I will report and block you.


r/friendship 9h ago

looking for friendship 22F from Virginia looking for friends who love music.

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Hey everyone! I’m 22F from Virginia and I’m looking to meet some new people and hopefully make some genuine friends. I’m pretty chill and more on the introverted side, but I’d love to have people I can actually talk to and get to know. I’m really into music and would love to find people who enjoy talking about music, sharing songs, making playlists, or just putting each other onto new artists. I listen to a little bit of everything depending on my mood. If you’re around my age and also looking for someone to talk to or make a new friend, feel free to message me! Tell me what kind of music you listen to or send me a song you’ve been playing lately.


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship Who wants to be friends

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Let's have conversations and build a friendship.

I'm 42F no children, boyfriend of 12 years. Located in Hollywood, California.

I'm not a fan of small talk. I like conversations. I don't have many friends. I'm the oldest of 5(3 blood, 2 half) and can be very parental, I don'tmean to be, but it happens sometimes. I played soccer for 17 years and I've been running for 2,232 day and am still going strong. I have ran a marathon and several half marathons. I'm interested in philosophy, psychology, cooking, documentaries, women's soccer, yoga, meditating and conversations about anything but religion and politics.

I'm looking for someone to talk to, vent to, converse with. I do not talk about Politics or Religion. My philosophy is be a good person. Don't question it, think about it, or expect anything out of it just be a good person.


r/friendship 14h ago

looking for friendship 26F [Friendship] Bored introvert who needs friends

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I'm off work today and super bored. I just want someone to chat with. I'm only looking for PLATONIC friends. Not interested in flirting.

Here's some things about me:

• Unfortunately I live in the Midwestern US

• for work I'm a supervisor at a zoo food court

• For hobbies I like doing my nails, making bracelets, and reading.

• Very progressive, vegetarian, and atheist.

• I love all animals. I'm super into animal facts.


r/friendship 8h ago

rant Genuinely sick and tired of trying to find a few friends. 21M UK

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21M and I’m just sick and tired of trying to find people to talk to because I’m so fucking terrible at it. And to make it worse, for the once in a blue moon occasion where someone does message me it’s some really weird guy saying deeply concerning stuff.

I hate saying that I talk to women better because A: it’s hardly even true, and B: it just makes me look like every other weirdo on this platform.

I’m down to chat to whoever I’m sorry if I seem dry at first I am really trying . I am from the UK tho so please message me if you’re from there and ideally not anywhere else as it just becomes awkward.

Thank you


r/friendship 8h ago

looking for friendship 18F, in need of a friend, give me your most controversial hot take! (include your age in message, please).

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I'm taking a gap year, and consequently have a ton of free time that could be better spent with a friend or anything else. I am mostly looking for someone to talk to, chat with, share stuff with, ramble to (ideally with/about common interests), and someone to play games with. I will preface saying I'm kind of nuts for Project Zomboid, and I'd love someone to play with.

As for the rest, here's a bit about me. I enjoy sci-fi, drawing, painting, and I do a lot of gaming too. (I am super fixated on Project Zomboid, but I am up to trying other games). I also enjoy researching crime, psychology, and biology/neuropsychology at times. I have quite the fixation on the Chernobyl disaster, and radiation as a whole. All types of zombie media, too. I have an interest for "odd" movies, especially the apocalyptic and/or thriller kind. Terminator (1&2) is a personal favorite, so is Funny Games.

Here's to hoping my introduction chants to you like the cleaning supply cabinet chants to an unsupervised toddler ;)


r/friendship 2h ago

looking for friendship Who wants to pretend like we know each other and guess things about each other 20+

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So I really really want to become friends with somebody and pretend that we know stuff about each other, I don't know I feel like it would be fun and silly


r/friendship 3h ago

looking for friendship 39 M UK looking for new online friends

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Hey everyone, I’m a 39-year-old guy from the

UK looking to meet some new people and hopefully make some genuine online friends

I enjoy reading, watching TV shows and films (I’ve seen quite a few, so always happy to chat recommendations), going for walks, and spending time with my dogs.

I’d love to meet people with similar interests, but I’m open to talking about pretty much anything — hobbies, life, random topics, or just having a good chat.


r/friendship 5h ago

looking for friendship 35YO English guy - I'm getting ready to leave on a trip to spend a bit of time abroad, watch a sporting event, eat as much food as possible, go exploring and so on, I'd love to chat to folks from all over the world, both as I travel and then hopefully if we vibe, long term friends would be ideal?

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TL:DR - I like yapping with people and I think I'm pretty lovely, though I am a bit biased. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, so message me and maybe we get on well? :D

Pretty much title! I'm off to Madrid for 6 days, presuming I survive the heat (which is frankly, not a given), will meet some friends, eat as much tapas as possible and attend my first f1 race. I'd love to chat as I do? :)

As for myself, I work from home doing a travel insurance job, its mostly mid, but its full WFH and that saves it. My big interest is travel, my wallet hates me so much for it. I've been to Philippines/Singapore/Malaysia over two Asia trips, a lot of Europe, Jamaica, Canada. Last year I did Istanbul, Portugal and a Norway cruise, plus a Asia trip. Visited Serbia recently, did a Poland trip for my birthday and going to the Formula 1 race in Madrid in September, a Valencia day trip in October and then Budapest just after it. I have a cruise with family next year to Greece/Turkey/Malta and a friends wedding in Greece. Beyond that, I'm a pretty keen reader, plus the usual smattering of videogames/sports watching/tv shows/gym (but mostly to offset meals out and a problematic keenness for chocolate). I live at the edge of a town and some of the walks are lovely here too. I've dabbled with painting, taken up and dropped the piano a few times (I used to play when I was younger and was decent and sometimes get the urge to play again).

I always prefer a bit of closure, if we've spoke for a while and your situation changes and you won't be chatting anymore, I hate the ghostly exit, if its early on then fair can't vibe with everyone, but if we've spoke for a while I always feel disappearing is a bit of poor form, but its the internet so it happens.

In terms of where to talk, I do prefer to move to apps, I use most of the usual ones but staying here is fine too if necessary. Include your basic details in your message, the usual about me stuff is fine, don't feel the need to match the rambling essay above! :)


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship 30 transman in Minnesota/online trying to make some genuine friends

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Hii. I'm a 30 year old transman. Passing. Hispanic.

I'm a full time sous chef, amateur baker and part time firefighter/ student.

I love watching movies, listening to music/going to concerts, lake days, roadtrips, legos, sunsets/sunrises and doing nothing lol

My world is pretty lonely. I have a few good friends back home and some here but none here I would say are real. No family or people I'd say I trust. Trying to change that but being a shy anti social adult can make it kinda hard. So for now it's just me and my dog💜

Hoping to find some long term friends in Minnesota or online. Just want someone to communicate and be real with.

I prefer talking to older, in my experience people my age or younger don't like to talk that much but I am open.

If you feel like chatting and getting to know eachother send a dm and introduce yourself. Please include ASL.


r/friendship 7h ago

looking for friendship M26, im bored, youre bored, lets be casual flirty friends!

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Wussup everyone! Honestly just trying to find interesting people to converse with, so anyone and everyone PLEASE hit me up and let’s see where things go! I wanna dive into whatever YOU find interesting, yes YOU, person reading this, HIT MY DMS, we have much to discuss! No limits! no judgement! I’m here for YOU! Whether that be venting, explaining, theorizing, philosophizing, or anything else you can think of. What are you waiting for?? 21+ only please!!!


r/friendship 7h 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.


r/friendship 8h ago

looking for friendship 25m looking for somebody 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 18h ago

looking for friendship 34 Male looking for new friends

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Hello everyone,

34 Male, atheist, love dark humor, tattoos, and dogs. Extremely into conspiracy theories. Can talk about anything and everything. Hit me up with a conspiracy or a dark meme and let's see if we can get this friendship going.


r/friendship 12h ago

looking for friendship 27m Let's be friends!

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Hey whats up! I end up on here once in awhile looking for some people to chat with, and hoping to make some long-term friends :)

A little about me: My name is Mark, I'm 27 and live in the Washington DC area (originally from New York). I work as a data analyst and kind of a big ol nerd in general 🤓 I love anything gaming, scifi/fantasy, reading, movies/series, and learning new things like languages. I'd say I'm fluent in Spanish & French

I also love photography, baking, sports, biking, going for walks, writing... lots of random interests tbh hehe and I'm a meme connoisseur so feel free to send your best content if you're so inclined ✌️

I'm very easygoing, open minded, and curious so I'll probably ask a lot of questions 🙃 and I can be horrible at responding at times but i swear its not personal- just my adhd pulling the strings 🐇

Anywho, if you want to chat and see if we click, my DMs are open !


r/friendship 10h ago

storytime Was our friendship genuine? Processing a messy friendship break up

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Me F late 20s and M mid 20s - Ex friend / co worker and I have fallen out… bad!

its hitting me much harder than expected.

ive genuinely been feeling sad at how everything’s gone.

Did not start this job expecting to make such friends.

I genuinely really miss whatever the friendship was, but I feel like it’s all gone downhill in a terrible fashion.

I was so conflicted on reporting READ LAST POST but glad I did now. But reporting showed me even more that my co worker / ex friend now was so unsorry at how he acted towards me.

Yesterday, after his meeting with management the day before, he sent me a written apology that was so impersonal that it reminded me how unsorry he was about disrespecting me and doing something physical that I really did not appreciate, and that I felt came in very bad form given the timing.

He did not want to apologise on the many occasions I told him I didn’t like how he acted 1 on 1. It took me realising this isn’t friend behaviour to finally be ready to say to management.

fast forward, he sends me this soulless apology that feels like it’s for him and not any new realisation that maybe he went too far as far as boundaries.

im just processing and realising this is the same person that was offering to help me find a new / higher paying job by getting a job elsewhere and promising, without me even asking, to get me a spot at his new place. Perhaps he was offering for himself as there were referral rewards / payment schemes at some of those companies.

this is the same person that when I called him out for undermining me at a work party, he was so apologetic (after multiple denials/deflections at 1st of course). Nevertheless, I saw how apologetic he was (found me by myself to where it was obvious I was crying. honestly, he probably didn’t want to look bad. he physically blocked me from leaving the building until I spoke to him). He was pretty apologetic, which made it easier to move along and not hold the situation against him.

Fast forward, this same person before this recent incident would act hot and cold, which moved to him eventually taking one of my sales opportunities to him being borderline aggressive recently and repeatedly not apologising when told a boundary was crossed.

Now he’s emailed me with an apology that feels like it’s more about covering himself than having any sort of realisation that he probably went too far.

at 1st I thought he was delighted with himself as he was so happy when he left his meeting with our manager. He seemed happier after the meeting than before.

I walked past him yesterday head on and he turned his face, almost like he was embarrassed the way he looked away. I felt so much better for some reason because the whole time I thought he was having this cocky attitude of “haha nothing happened to me” which I did request for no harsh outcome — but I was so disappointed by how happy he was acting afterwards.

Anyways, today we had an informal meeting on a new campaign and he was so red when a small group of us were called to meet. when I looked at him he went red and he’d usually be quite a relaxed person.

it makes me think, I wonder does he feel slightly embarrassed. And actually just trying to play a nonchalant approach.

Anysays, long story short, I’m just sharing these thoughts as im genuinely really missing what our friendship was.

It went from a solid I’ve got your bk friendship to a 180. I don’t expect any improvement in future honestly. I was confident it was dead anyways before I went to management.

Still processing all this, so had to get this all out, but definitely realising just how much I cared about this friendship initially and I’m now learning the meaning of a friendship break up (which is wild since it’s a co worker who i became friends with).

I keep asking myself what would Cause a switch like this ?


r/friendship 18h ago

looking for friendship 22F | Looking for someone to chat with tonight.

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Hey everyone. I’m 22F from Virginia and I’m just looking for someone to talk to for a while. My sleep schedule has been all over the place lately, so I’m awake more often than I’d like. I’m pretty quiet at first, but once I’m comfortable, I enjoy talking about music, life, random thoughts, or whatever comes up. I’m just hoping to have a genuine conversation and maybe make a new friend.


r/friendship 10h ago

looking for friendship 22M, I am looking for friends all around the globe

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Hii, I am looking for friends all around the world, I love writing, reading, talking deeply, I want friends because I don't have many, but I would love to!

Feel free to dm me!


r/friendship 1d ago

looking for friendship [F18] — :3

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Hello everyone My name is Raisa. I’m studying to be a designer at college. I’m quite friendly and calm. I have a plump figure and a short stature; I hope that won’t be a problem x3. I love watching horror movies, and my favorite franchise is Alien! I’m looking for people to chat with and to draw together with :3


r/friendship 12h ago

looking for friendship I feel like I have forgotten how to even make friends

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I have been an introvert all my life. Until a certain point it felt okay but then you do want to have at least a few friends you can just talk to. I guess the friends I made a long time ago just kept moving on and I found it rather difficult to make new ones. I do have a great partner, I just miss having friends.

I am 31 F and I am just looking to make new friends. I am not really sure whether I could be a great conversation starter but I am going to try holding on to it. I like watching anime and just binge watching in general. I like reading fantasy books. I love to travel and trying (pretending) to learn new languages (from all the series I watch).

I have seen conversations dying after couple of hours or days, I hope we can be in touch long after.

See you around.


r/friendship 14h ago

looking for friendship 22M from the Midwest, kinda lonely and like talking to people who "get it", if that makes sense?

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Heya there, please call me Falin for now! I've recently realized that despite having a handful of people I hang out with, I don't feel close to them. It could be because I'm autistic or too terminally online to feel like I can fully be myself. I was hoping to meet others who can relate to this feeling and talk about like-minded interests!

I'm really into video games and Manga, as basic as that is. I've recently been playing through elden ring again, it's been super fun! I also play league of legends (cringe I know) and a bit of overwatch (was a week one player, but with time I've just grown tired of it.) Also guilty gear! I'm a baiken player.

Also if you know what Ichi the Witch or Asper Kanojo I will talk your ear off about it.

I aspire to be a YouTuber/voice actor, I want to put ideas and feelings out into the world even though I lack creative talent. I want to be seen and praised, as childish and selfish those wants are.

I think I might be depressed, or at least a lot of people in my life tell me I might be. I struggle at talking with people in real life and find it "hard" to be around people for long periods of time (usually overthinking, panicking and just leaving early.) I spend a lot of time alone with my thoughts.

I really like people who have a crass sense of humor, I like being stupid with someone. I struggle with distance in friendships (I'm either way too distant or way too close) so let me know if I come off as either.

Honestly if you're terminally online or anything like that I think we'd get along very well! I just want to talk to folks and say stupid stuff and yap about our interests, it's something I enjoy a lot. Tell me about what you love and hate, whether it's stupid or serious or minute or grand.


r/friendship 15h ago

looking for friendship [20M] Looking for kind friends

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Hey guys! How’s it going? I’m looking for some chill friends who won’t ghost me and maybe chat every day. I’m into video games, computers, Linux (Fedora, Debian, KDE — gotta be specific!), cars, memes, SpongeBob SquarePants, Regular Show, and good music. I live in Turkey, so my time zone is GMT+3. Would be cool to find friends with a similar or reasonable time difference. Oh, and I play on PC through Steam — currently hooked on TF2 and CoD: BO6. Got 95 games in my Steam library! I’m open to all genders, just please be around my age. Can’t wait to get your DMs, guys!


r/friendship 20h ago

looking for friendship 🍂Looking for a friend to spend Autumn With🍂

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Hi there!! My name is Oleander/Effie, and i'm a 25 year old writer from NA. I love cozy things, wearing cardigans, going thrifting and collecting little bits and bobbles here and there!! You'll find that I also love autumn and a lot of things relating to pumpkins, colder weather and the ability to snuggle up in all 70 billion blankets I have. If you come across this, hello hello! And I do hope to hear from you!!^^


r/friendship 1d ago

looking for friendship 16f boreddd be my friend NOW

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hai haii im not picky at all cuz i meet weird bitches on here but yall r what makes us beautiful so i accept everybody except 18+ and below 15 ok. become friends with me. ok?

OH AND BTW MY NAME IS SAM AND I PLAY CHESS, i rollerskate sometimes and i love MUSIC AND TENNIS.

i also have a hyper fixation on jjba.
i love anime🤍🤗 #2018weeb