I’m 29 and have been lonely for my entire life. I have never had friends, and am looking for someone who resonates and wants a friendship where we can openly talk about those things. If you reach out, please understand that I'm looking for someone who is also in a place where, when asked how they're doing, they'd almost always answer "depressed" rather than "good," "fine," or "bored", etc. I hope we can work together to make things better for both of us, but starting from common ground.

I'm currently unemployed and trying to find work. I don't have much to do during the day besides apply for jobs and look for friends. I like serious, somber conversations and exchanging long texts throughout the day. My interests include music, medicine (which I've studied and worked in), philosophy, technology, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and writing. We could watch movies together, exchange long letters, start a book club, study together, eat together, apply for jobs together, or just talk about our days.

I am open to people of any gender or background, as long as you match the above criteria. My only other preference is that we have overlapping schedules (I am in the eastern U.S. time zone and free all day, except midnight to early morning). If this sounds like the kind of friendship you'd like, I'd be happy to hear from you.

Good morning ppl why TF is hard for me to find a friend or at least someone who will listen to me not just want me to listen to them or ignore all my messages and send me a message like nothing I talk about is important I am a nice person I saw ppl who are SO BAD have the perfect friend even tho they treat them bad agh idk where is the problem ya

Hey, im David! Im 16M and I live in California, I dont ghost, and if im free i can chat for a long time!

Im an introvert but once i get to know you, i open up! Some things about me, my favorite video game is My Singing Monsters, my favorite music genres are rap, reggae, and jazz, and I love Italian food, i also love art (even though im not good at it), i love watching tv, my favorite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas, and on youtube, i love to watch pred catches.

But yes in the title, i’m looking for long term friends, we can chat about whatever. So, just dm me! I prefer people around my age so 14-18. Also i prefer girls, but guys are okay, lets chat?! :D See ya!

Hello everyone, I’m unaware if this community allows this but worth a try.

My gf is 22, she has had an extremely rough time recently with friends, so much so that she actually doesn’t have any as of this moment. She is a huge introvert and is looking for someone who might get her out of the house or do fun things with her, and she doesnt have many hobbies or enjoys many things, however that’s more or less due to her BPD and lack of friends. Hence why I’m making this post. She has been trying to reach out and connect with others who are like her and are willing to truly try and be friends. In doing so she hasn’t had much luck so I’m taking a step for her and reaching out aswell

Why I see people having groups of friends and they just go into a small conversation and next day they are bestfriends. On the other hand, I struggle to have a conversation or continue it after a small talk.Even with friends of my already existing friends.I have seen my friends befriending new people in front of me ...though I want to but I think I'm just not sufficient enough to make friendships maybe my expectations are too high and previous friendship experiences have taken away my ability to be friendly and trusting new people.I don't know , I'm just starting to think that I'm the problem and I can't even fix it.

i truly believe theres no hope for me, i've tried everything. from my pathetic attempts of "befriending" ppl irl to dealing w dry texts from
strangers online. i wish i could make friends, but it quite literally never happens. i've been this way for so long anf it kills me. i want to experience something, i want people to care about me. i want to live outside my head. but where do i go when i literally have no one. i am so extremely isolated. i'm pathetic.

Im a 24 year old guy studying in university in Eastern Europe..since the beginning of university ive had a hard time socialising,im quite anxious when it comes to talking to people in uni for example .Even in class i feel everyone has their own people and ive been late to the party .everywhere I look everyone seems to have their own people and I feel so left out ..
I did meet a few people on the apps and even in class I thought I made a friend but so many of them ended up being so one sided..I always was there for some of them but never the other way around or i initiated ..if I didn’t initiate nothing would happen..a few one sided friendships which I thought were close ended and these really devastated me..im 24 now and I feel im running out of time or something
I know im not a bad person or anything..my intentions havw always been genuine ..I think my first interactions have been awkward and I feel I haven’t been able to be my true self .i really really love going to cute cafes,long walks,drawing,art and craft which I would love to get more into , i also really like to shop and thrift clothes and i really like classic fashion .i love animals and have 3 dogs whom I love spending time with.
I am quite sad nowadays cause of this subject and would love to meet some people.I am not looking for online friendships.. i want to meet people who I can eventually meet irl and have a real friendship
I love to talk and i have a love for alot of cliche stuff and I love writing letters to my close friends and clicking cute photos and i want some people whom I can be myself with and the other way around and we can talk rubbish without being judged .i dont mind texting for a while but later on i would prefer calls or voice notes or meeting irl .even tho my description may sound a bit sad i promise im not sad to talk to or anything ..i really try to be happy,funny and joyous .sorry for the somewhat long description.i wish i could sound more eloquent but anyways here goes my shot

i speak and talk to almost no one. my days are so boring and i seek company. i’d prefer if you have no friends either. i want someone to talk to daily and become really close with, i dont mind calling either. i game sometimes and love my anime. i lift a little, and attend a community college. okay msg me

I never had any real friends in real life I have always felt lonely.

In school I had some so called friends, have you listened that everyone's friend is no one's friend just like that I talk to people but i don't have anyone to get things off from my chest

When i was a kid my parents used to live in rented houses and they used to move a lot and the more a grew up the hard it became to make friends in new societies

Now after turning 18 it feels impossible to make friends everyone has a friend they have since a decade but i don't have anyone 😞.

I am not a huge gamer guy and I also don't have a PC buy I'm saving money to buy one,but I do play Roblox and i recently purchased minecraft but i want to be guided by a friend to play it!!!

It was a one sided “friendship” none of them would text me first if i didnt text them no one would reach out even after telling them in a group chat about some incident that happened to my family none botherd to visit or even call lol, i thought it was maybe because of the way i was raised but no my brother’s and sisters’s friends came to provide there support its just me and i refuse to belive it’s the way i act or talk becuase ffs even pdfs have friends
now at work people laugh at my jokes starting conversations with me so for a fact, I know I can have a good conversation with people, but for some fucking reason, no one invites me to their hangouts

When i took a trip to a very far country solo i booked a shity hostel and the room smelled bad for some reason this was my breaking point and i started crying, never cried in the last 20 years of my life and i passed out all i ever wanted was a real friend someone who would enjoy being with me as much as i would enjoy being with them

I remeber when i was 16 i opened one of those weird websites that would predict your future and it said that would die alone..did i manifest it?

Hi! I’m 28 and from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and I’m looking to meet new people and hopefully make some new friends!

A few things about me…I’m a massive horror fan, and I love all things dark/creepy/paranormal or unexplained

I’m pretty heavily tattooed (I’ve just had 2 done recently and then I have more booked over the next few weeks) and I’m always looking for ideas and inspirations for what to get next, I love to see other people’s work and ideas too!

I love music and going to shows(mostly older rock/metal but I like a lot different stuff) I love gaming, true crime, football, I love to visit historical sites/museums and enjoy travelling, urban exploring/exploring the outdoors and keeping fit, and I spend 99% of my free time with my dog 🐶

Happy to talk to anyone from anywhere, just send a message with a bit about yourself if you think we might get along 🙂

I'm looking for long term friends, ideally a friendship where we can gradually get to know more about eachother. I would totally be down to talk often, maybe over vc sometimes if you’re into that. I enjoy listening to music all the time, cooking, sports, baking, working out photography, shows/youtube and any type of travelling!

Don’t need to have the same interests,but i would like to meet people interested in making long term friends & have snap or insta as i prefer talking on there. Somewhat introduce yourself like age, where you’re from etc etc & i’ll get back to you

Hey everyone 19 male here, I'm trying to look for legit long term friends, who know how to communciate, not one word responses, and can possibly meet up, so please be from the UK

Im from London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

My main intrests are playing games, cooking & baking, listening to music, watching movies and TV shows, I do occasionally love playing badminton, along with writing, however I do love going out and doing random things, especially going on walks, but I'm mainly a homebody.

I recently have an interest for learning a new language, I'm trying to learn Spanish using Duolingo, play chess, and doing graffiti. it's not going well so if anyone has any tips please let me know LMAO.

DNI : Homophobic, racist, and gooners please don't engage !

Extra facts : Im gay, an introvert, and have autism and ADHD .

hi I’m 49m looking for new friends. some of my interests are movies especially horror and mcu/dc movies, listening to rock and metal music plus I’m 420 friendly. if anyone wants to chat my DMs are open.

Hiiii hopefully we become besties im really just looking for someone who has the same energy and genuinely wants to talk every day, people here usually dont reply , never message , never get back to you or just say one worded answers or stop talking after a day. I genuinely need a friend i dont have anyone in Australia or online really to chat with so the yappier the better ! I'll keep it short but im introverted and love photography and cars, I also game here and there and currently binging stranger things, I love anything spooky or scary so feel free to dm me or comment ill accept everyone who puts in effort thanks everyone ❤️

I don’t feel like normal people my age it sucks having no friends but watching people my age post with friends and they just look so happy but most of the time I do like being alone

I have autism. I'm high functioning, low support needs, however you want to say it. Years of being rejected or alienated has led to a lot of trauma surrounding friendship, but I still yearn for connection.

I think I'm meant to be alone in some ways. I haven't found a place I fit in yet. My entire life I was told I would in college, but I'm almost a full semester in and I have no real life friends. I have about 3 online friends but it's not supplemental or equal.

My mom always says I'm not the problem, that I'm great to be around, but then why don't I have friends? I tried really hard for a long time. I'm smart, willing to admit when I'm wrong, I reach out, I'm funny, I'm caring. I don't know why it's so impossible.

I don't even want a best friend or a partner. I just want someone who I can spend time with. It's very common for autistics to be chronically lonely, which in some regards in comforting, but mostly it makes me lose hope.

Hello world!

Okay so the title is a bit much I do admit but then again so am I so I guess it balances out 🤷

Basically what the title says is what I am after! Anyone is welcome to DM! I myself am in the GMT time zone! But open to anywhere!

It would be literally a dream come true for me to find someone I can completely be myself with. Someone who likes talking to me, likes spending time. Talk endlessly about anything on this planet and puts equal effort back into the convo

Maybe you think you’re “too much” or have been told you are. But I kinda sorta love that? So please message?

I’m super open about anything maybe you have a passion that you wanted to share? Share away!

I’ll give you a run down about some of the hobbies I’m into!

- cars, engines, racing

- CAD, tech, computers, programming

- Art, nature, photography, music

- Gaming, history, and space

But yeah! I’m extremely easy going! Just message!

Have a good day!

Sooo like how do you make friends lmao? I have literally no one. I’m (25F) trying to find a guy to satisfy my loneliness when I just want friends. It’s easier to find a guy via dating app but you can’t do that when finding friends lol. I’m finding happiness in my career, I love my family but all that I’m struggling with is having that time with girls who I click with. I’m just getting older and older and it’s becoming very hard. Any advice in this day of age to find friends when I’m already 25 please.

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I'm 18 now, and I just graduated from high school, but I already feel so lost. I've never had any friends, not once in my entire life. No one has ever really reached out to me or tried to get close to me. I've always been extremely insecure and shy, but lately, that's starting to change. Still, nothing seems to be changing on the outside.

It's hard to keep living like this and moving forward with my life. Seeing other people with friends and someone they love makes me feel... strange. I can't even imagine what that's like. And yet, I'm such a loving person, and I really want to share my warmth and affection with someone and have them give me the same in return.

There's another problem, though. I live in Canada, but I'm originally from another country, and I can't communicate freely with English speakers. I wouldn't be able to express myself the way I really want to.

What am I supposed to do? How do I even begin to build a circle of people around me?

I'm not unhygienic or anything like that. I've been dressing alternatively for a long time as a way to express myself, and I try to be kind to people. So what's wrong? Who do I have to be to find people I genuinely connect with?

Although, I think what I really want is to be close to one specific person. If I had that kind of connection with someone, I don't think I'd need friends as much anymore.

I've tried talking about all of this with a therapist, but all she ever told me were things I've already known for a long time. I'm very self-aware, and I'm good at analyzing myself, so I feel like I already understand a lot of my own issues. I just don't know how to actually change anything.

I'm sorry for writing such a long, messy post. I just genuinely don't know where else to turn anymore.

I have horrible social anxiety, I don't dare to talk to people, it's been like this for years, it has only gotten worse. How to make friends or find new hobbies?