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re: 15% of men report having no close friends, up from only 3% in 1990
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:24 pm to Hulkklogan
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:24 pm to Hulkklogan
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Hulkklogan
you a good baw. Enjoy talking to you.
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Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:25 pm to efrad
quote:the feeling is mutual to them… they don’t particularly like the people who are happy and settle for a status quo
people are poisoned with a toxic mindset that anyone trying to get ahead in life is vile and needs to be brought to heel.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I sadly fall into this group :(
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:26 pm to LouisianaLady
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It is very strange to me that this website of all places downvoted this as much as they did. Usually its the Reddit types who would downvote this.
My parents never had any friends or very few. I never understood it until a few years ago.
People change. People I used to like I no longer have interest being a part of their lives. We grow apart. Our focus is different.
I still try to maintain relationships with people but nothing is static. I enjoy people for the time I know them. In your 30s, that’s kind of how it goes once you get married and kids enter the picture.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
In my 20’s I had friends I talked to daily. In my 30’s the kids took over. Now I’m my 40’s all my old friends hear from me through texting and maybe semi-annual get together. By the time the day is done and the kid shite taken care of, I just want to drink, read a little and pass out.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:27 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
You open wih this...
and follow with this...
quote:
yall must be lame as frick
and follow with this...
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play fantasy football
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:28 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I have friends that meet for lunch or a beer, etc, but honestly 99.99% I don’t need anyone. People know they can call me if they need me and vice versa. It’s a good system. I don’t need to talk to friends on the phone. We can text or whatever or just chat over beers.
My wife is on the phone all the damn time or texting with her friends.
My wife is on the phone all the damn time or texting with her friends.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:29 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
My only friend is a dyke from Erath
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:30 pm to BeerMoney
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In my 20’s I had friends I talked to daily. In my 30’s the kids took over. Now I’m my 40’s all my old friends hear from me through texting and maybe semi-annual get together. By the time the day is done and the kid shite taken care of, I just want to drink, read a little and pass out.
Yeah, you kind of drift apart with your own lives. I don't do Facebook or anything like that either so it's not particularly easy to keep up with everyone.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:32 pm to DiamondDog
quote:The greatest song about this phenomenon
People change. People I used to like I no longer have interest being a part of their lives. We grow apart. Our focus is different.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:33 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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play fantasy football
Lester Earl also posted in the ‘do you sit to pee’ thread
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:33 pm to DiamondDog
Yeah, most of my "best friends" don't have children (or even a significant other), so it is different from most in that regard. My SO and I don't want kids and he works a unique schedule, so I have plenty of time for friends.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:36 pm to LouisianaLady
Someone downvoted u cuz u said u don’t want kids I bet. 
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:36 pm to Winston Cup
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Lester Earl also posted in the ‘do you sit to pee’ thread
does he sit? I would say yes
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:36 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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I’m sick and tired of this trope. Introverted doesn’t mean antisocial. It simply means not needing to, or wanting to be in the center of everything.
Extroverts sure seem to have a problem with introverts. I don’t play video games, but small talk is tedious and large groups are exhausting. I found I could only do that if drinking. That’s a problem, so I felt the need to stop. I just prefer to be by myself or with a small group. I am certainly not depressed and don’t feel left out when others do things without me. I would be pretty insecure if I felt that way.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:37 pm to LouisianaLady
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friends
Will leave you and abandon you once times get tough or there is a disagreement. That’s what I realized.
I used to think there was this inseparable bond. I found out that’s what a spouse is for.
A true friend forgives mistakes, hurt and disagreements. By that measure, we have very few friends. That’s real truth.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:37 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I’m in the 15%. By choice. Or because of my autism or whatever. Have had professional friends over my lifetime—law school, work, etc.—but at day’s end I’m a lone wolf.
I get probably 8 phone calls in a week (telemarketers excluded), and 6 are from my wife. I do get plenty of well-balanced interaction from you demented frickers.
I get probably 8 phone calls in a week (telemarketers excluded), and 6 are from my wife. I do get plenty of well-balanced interaction from you demented frickers.
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:37 pm to LouisianaLady
I’d like to cross check this with a do you drink socially poll? That meeting at a brewery or outdoor bar or something involving alcohol allows for young parents to socialize. Some of the ones with kids, do you not meet them for happy hour or at a brewery on occasion. A lot of the new breweries are set up with food and playgrounds and such to keep kids entertained.
Those of you who don’t go out socializing..do you frequent bars or public drinking establishments?
Those of you who don’t go out socializing..do you frequent bars or public drinking establishments?
Posted on 6/28/21 at 9:40 pm to LouisianaLady
Unless your friends and situation are unique, you generally don't maintain that many close relationships as you get older. You can certainly stay in touch for sure but it's not like most 45 yr olds are hanging out with their friends very often. I'd say it's more the exception than the norm to maintain close knit friend groups into your middle ages.
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