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  • vegasdude
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    • Jul 2001
    • 3649

    #51
    Originally posted by keyDet79
    I am 19 and I have no friends, at all.

    A little life story here:

    Me and my parents moved from Russia to Holland when I was about 6, and I basically grew up in poor neighbourhoods there, in afghanistan (dad was in the red army), and here in the Netherlands. We moved a lot, so last time I had really close friends was probably at age 12 or so.

    One of them once stole my house key and robbed our house (stole a few computer games, wrecked our phone/fax machine, nothing serious), trust me I knew who it was right away. My dad went over his place (cuz mom didn't know, she was away for months) and their folks compensated for all the damage. Then a year or so later me and my mother started to notice someone been in our house regularly. Candy started to disappear, things were misplaced, etcetera. So I once stayed at home and didn't open the door when he rang the bell. Guess what, I caught him in action. Blackmailed him for about $15 and told him he owes me. I never told my mother, and dad didn't even know. I'm no rat and I know for sure he would have done the same thing.

    And this was a guy I used to hang out with every day, played games with him, slept over, etc.

    So now I'm damaged goods and I don't mind having no friends.

    Well I have one from elementary school, but we both are totally different people. Plus he's homosexual. He calls me a few times a year or so, sometimes we go get a drink.

    But whenever someone calls me I feel like they want something from me. I don't want anything from anyone, I never call the people I know, I never try to meet new people.

    I probably don't have a healthy psyche because I don't mind. I smoke a lot of pot too, maybe it helps.

    Just saying, you're not alone and it could be worse. At least you are still able to make friends.
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    • keyDet79
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      • Feb 2003
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      #52
      Originally posted by vegasdude


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      • vegasdude
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        • Jul 2001
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        #53
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        • Libertine
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          • May 2002
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          #54
          Originally posted by keyDet79


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          • magnatique
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            • Jan 2001
            • 1830

            #55
            yep, I believe the best friends you make come from highschool or college..

            I have maybe 4 friends in my like I would die for, and they would do the same....

            Now that I am in Cali, and they're back East, it's a little harder... but you know they're there for you when you come back and it's like you were there the day before ;)

            also, I noticed it's a different type of friendship between Canadians and between Americans...

            I can't explain it, I just notice it heeheh

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            • FATPad
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              • Oct 2001
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              #56
              I have two groups of friends. In one group, I've known some of them since I was 12. The rest of the group was added during our college years. The only two I talk to a lot, though, are the ones I've known since I was 12.

              The second group I met in my mid-20's at a place I worked. There was a huge project so we were always working late, on weekend, holidays, etc. Fri happy hours became a regular thing and 7 years later we still make it a point to get together every month or so at least. That job sucked, but the place was a lot of fun.
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              • Scootermuze
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                • Dec 2001
                • 4513

                #57
                You'll find as you grow older, the need for "friends" as you defined them as a teenager diminishes..

                Friendship in the developing years is more important because they are pretty much all you have. They are with you through your discoveries of life in general, companionship, and there is more time to spend through the process.. yada yada..

                Then as you mature, you have work, family, and other responsibilities that take up the time that was once devoted to hangin out with the guys..

                You may be single, but so many others your age are of a family setting, responsibilities, etc. . which kind of decreases the number of people out there that are available for the 'bonding' kind of friendship.

                Plus.. The caliber of friendship as a teen can't really be compared to any other kind of friendship.. This is why those memories are usually the fondest when you're an old bastard like me and lookin back at the good ol' days..

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                • Matt 26z
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                  • Apr 2002
                  • 18481

                  #58
                  No real friends here either. Seems like I live out of my computers, so that's why. I get up, sit down here, and stay on until I go to bed. I wish I could say the end result was worth it in some way......

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                  • angeleyes
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                    • Feb 2003
                    • 3584

                    #59
                    I find that to be very true Goth.... I've lived all over the US and it doesn't seem to be getting any easier.

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                    • BigFish
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                      • Jan 2003
                      • 1159

                      #60
                      Teen Friends = Companionship
                      Adult Friends = Self-Interest

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                      • Jamdin
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                        • Jan 2001
                        • 3560

                        #61
                        Friends, blah, who needs them? They just end up moving away, getting married or both. You never hear from them again unless they need money. I had two friends in high school & three friends after high school. Now I have none.

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                        • gothweb
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                          • Jun 2002
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                          #62
                          Sounds like I was just slow to notice something that everyone else had already picked up on. At least not I know it's not just me.

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                          • traffictrader
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                            • Sep 2002
                            • 1331

                            #63
                            its simple really

                            high school = surrounded by people the same age as you that live in the same location. you are in classes with people of similiar intrests

                            college = surrounded by people the same age as you that live in the same location. you are in classes with people of similiar intrests


                            post college/working = surrounded by people of differnet ages, some that live in completely different locations. you're intrests are no longer important to who is around you.

                            It's all about availablity. In high school and college you are surrounded by potential friends, its hard NOT to meet at least some of them. In working life, the number of potential friends (people of similiar intrests and whatnot) shrinks drasticly, making it much harder to get to know them.

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                            • The Dawg
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                              • Apr 2002
                              • 2438

                              #64
                              Originally posted by Matt 26z
                              No real friends here either. Seems like I live out of my computers, so that's why. I get up, sit down here, and stay on until I go to bed. I wish I could say the end result was worth it in some way......
                              Ouch...

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                              • LunaC
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                                • Oct 2002
                                • 148

                                #65
                                Originally posted by gothweb

                                I moved up from small uni town to big city. At least I know most of the people I am meeting now will still be around in a couple of years.
                                I just did the opposite move last year, big city to small college town. I was worried at first, but it's turned out ok. Not as much to do here, but I've made some good friends.

                                How? By being active in campus life. I'm not technically a student--I haven't gotten around to enrolling in any classes, but if that was a requirement I'm sure I could find a class to take. They don't really care around here, so I haven't.

                                The important part, is that I looked around the student organizations available on campus (online directory on the campus webpage) went to a couple, found an activist group I liked, and became very active in it. From that one group, I have made three dear friends and a number of more casual aquaintences to hang out with.

                                I'm in my late twenties, but there are plenty of people on campus who are my age. Grad students mostly, with an occasional perpetual student or person back for a second degree.

                                I say, if all the intelligent, fun people my age looking to make close friends are on a college campus, then so am I

                                College students may move away, but so may anyone in this day and age. We, as a society, move a lot. I don't plan to be here for the rest of my life either. But for the next couple of years, I have some dear friends and maybe we'll move to the same place later in life. If not, at least we will stay in touch and they will have made my life richer.

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                                • lightswitch
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                                  • Feb 2001
                                  • 870

                                  #66
                                  Originally posted by gothweb
                                  When I was a teenager, I could make friends very quickly. I had a ton of friends. We were a family.

                                  As I've gotten older (mid-twenties, not Old), and moved to new places, it's been much harder to make new friends.

                                  Anyone else experienced this?
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                                  • webair
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                                    • Feb 2002
                                    • 8531

                                    #67
                                    I must say this is a great fucking topic...i thought i was the only one =)

                                    wow...its fucked up that when your a kid your relationships are so much better!

                                    I have never had a friendship that compared to any of those that i had when i was kid...that sucks



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                                    • stanton
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                                      • Jun 2002
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                                      #68
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                                      • gothweb
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                                        #69
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