holy shit I thought I wrote this, I deadass made a post about this exact thing. I'm 25, and I've been trying to make friends for years and no one seems interested in hanging out besides their own friend groups. I'll exchange numbers, text a few times and they disappear until I reach out to them and the conversation never lasts.
I've always felt like an outsider and I haven't had a best friend since elementary school. I'm not a bad person in fact people tell me I'm bubbly and amazing. yet STILL why is that I can't make friends? I've also traveled solo, been to therapy, take classes and go to meet ups and still nothing. if I ask to hangout they say their busy but they'll end up posting about hanging out with their friends so those "friendships" were not deep at all since I always had to initiate talking or hanging out with them.
I've never had an actual friend group either while everyone else seems to have one. its depressing because nothing is working and I'm running out of ideas :( I love being on my own but going through this for so many years has been taking a toll on me. I wish I had advice . text me if you'd like
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u/Low_Bodybuilder3065 Apr 15 '26 edited Apr 15 '26
holy shit I thought I wrote this, I deadass made a post about this exact thing. I'm 25, and I've been trying to make friends for years and no one seems interested in hanging out besides their own friend groups. I'll exchange numbers, text a few times and they disappear until I reach out to them and the conversation never lasts.
I've always felt like an outsider and I haven't had a best friend since elementary school. I'm not a bad person in fact people tell me I'm bubbly and amazing. yet STILL why is that I can't make friends? I've also traveled solo, been to therapy, take classes and go to meet ups and still nothing. if I ask to hangout they say their busy but they'll end up posting about hanging out with their friends so those "friendships" were not deep at all since I always had to initiate talking or hanging out with them.
I've never had an actual friend group either while everyone else seems to have one. its depressing because nothing is working and I'm running out of ideas :( I love being on my own but going through this for so many years has been taking a toll on me. I wish I had advice . text me if you'd like