Who needs friends...

[The Missing Link]

^Have, or halve?

Loot's just a magician and is going to saw us in half inside his magic box.

After he puts on his cape and wizard hat, obviously.

[LOOT]

ALAKAZAM ML MAGICALLY DISAPPEARED OFF MY LIST

no really I just like having a smaller list

[Deepfake]

I'm going to take a radical stance and disagree with this.

On the surface, when you first meet them? Yes, most people will seem boring, but time and time again, my own personal experiences have shown me that most people are actually at least somewhat interesting when you really get to know them. Even if you have no common ground with another person in terms of interests, it's possible to form a connection with them.

I don't know man, sounds an awful lot like you're substituting your ability to identify with generic and common human elements for standout qualities. Anybody is capable of being exceptional, yet fewer people are willing to depart their default channels. There's no sense of other there.

I tend to find the presentation of many stories in media to be unexciting overall as they are almost exclusively modeled after predictable and generic behavior, and that's much for the same reasons.

[Softguitar]

Sorry I'm bringing this uber-old thread up again, but I'm feeling as lonely as ever now.

For me it's hard to trust people anymore because they have let me down so many times.

[Random User]

No one will not let you down 100% of the time. Humans make mistakes like that, but it's no reason to not trust people.

[b l a n k]

We may be on opposite sides of the world, but you've got a friend in me, SG. That's the fun of online forum communities: they bring even the loneliest people together in ways we wouldn't have imagined before the rise of mass communication.

[The Missing Link]

No one will not let you down 100% of the time. Humans make mistakes like that, but it's no reason to not trust people.

I'll stand by this. I cannot imagine that there's any single person that I'm close to that I haven't let down at some point. Humans are generally not stalwart champions of absolute solidarity whereby we can conquer all of our flaws and faults with such a degree of precision. Unfortunately. We make mistakes; we are unfailingly selfish sometimes; we aren't always cognizant of the nuanced details around us, especially in others.

And as such, to predicate our happiness upon the unfailing capacity for friends to buoy us up in all circumstances is to set us up for inevitable disappointment.

However, in our darkest moments, in those moments when we collapse to our own fundamental flaws and can see no plan for escape, those people close to us are one of the few avenues available for helping purge the darkness and helping us to have a sense of hope.

I can't promise anything really. But if there's ever a moment when you need a moment to talk (and I'm capable of doing so), I'm available. Skype is themisssinglink (three Ss).

[monstrman]

I'm your friend <3

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

Sorry I'm bringing this uber-old thread up again, but I'm feeling as lonely as ever now.

For me it's hard to trust people anymore because they have let me down so many times.

Yeah, people are just fallable by nature. Just accept it, I suppose...not to sound like a pessimist but this is just how it is, I believe.

[CaptHayfever]

We're here for you whenever we can be.

And remember, "I'm-a SG, number one!"

[Bad Dragonite]

Completely relate to ya.

[Apollo the Just]

Sorry I'm bringing this uber-old thread up again, but I'm feeling as lonely as ever now.

For me it's hard to trust people anymore because they have let me down so many times.

I really, really get the feeling of wanting to connect with someone and feeling like you can't. It's a very lonely feeling and it sucks. Hopefully there's at least someone you feel like you can talk to on here; I know my pm box is open and so are probably almost everyone else's, but that can feel like such a shallow offer when it's from someone like me who doesn't know you all that well.

Still stands, though. Having someone to talk to, seriously, to actually communicate on a substantial level with, is sometimes exactly what we need. Even if it's only online

[Deepfake]

"To err is human" which is really annoying to robots like myself. Deal with it, skinbags.

[smol Kat]

I'M HERE FOR YOU SOFT D:

Everyone's right; nobody can be perfect. The mark of a good person is the ability to own up to their mistakes and attempt to make things right.

[Mysterious NPR]

Reading this thread made me feel better about my introversion and my circle of friends actually being a triangle.

[Deepfake]

Triangles are more structurally practical, anyway. - ancient robot wisdom

[Softguitar]

I'm happy with who I am and I don't mind being alone sometimes. But at times, I miss someone to talk to or hang out with. Someone who I can truly care about and who cares about me.

I do have some really good friends who I met online. I consider them "real people", because they are. It's just that they're not "in reach". There's no "shoulder to cry on" or someone to hug.

[Heroine of the Dragon]

I hope that you can find someone who you can learn to trust and share things with... I'm sorry but I have very little advice regarding how to deal with trust issues... but that said, it's so awesome how many of our members have reached out to you (and others) when you're in need. Please let me add myself as someone who will always welcome chatting with you via PM should you ever want.