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If you don't step away from the computer, you'll never meet people.
On-line friends are one dimensional.
I don't think it's difficult to make friends at all.
I volunteer, take classes that entertain/interest me, I travel, I make myself accessible to the real world.
Your locale probably has a website or mail list where you can meet others who share your interests (outside of the computer).
When I live in the states, it takes me less than a month to hook up with people and meet friends because I find a volunteer group and local people who play pinochle or have other interests in common with me.
If you don't step away from the computer, you'll never meet people.
On-line friends are one dimensional.
I don't think it's difficult to make friends at all.
I volunteer, take classes that entertain/interest me, I travel, I make myself accessible to the real world.
Your locale probably has a website or mail list where you can meet others who share your interests (outside of the computer).
When I live in the states, it takes me less than a month to hook up with people and meet friends because I find a volunteer group and local people who play pinochle or have other interests in common with me.
I think the World has changed, and thus, People have changed. I find it had (has) been extremely difficult to find and foster a good Friendship with people today. I tried everything, from Craigslist to Facebook, and nothing worked. I finally
gave up. And Yes, I too even cancelled my Facebook account many times. No one was interested, not even family members. I became a non-entity. I decided "people" were not where I was going to put my focus any longer. I'm much
happier!
I often see people happily chatting, it could be at a pub, or cycling in a group, or at an eatery, and I think how nice it would be to have friends to talk to.
I used to be a cyclist, I’ve wandered many miles alone, I don’t feel good enough to be a member of any clubs, much as the rest of my life has been.
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I think the World has changed, and thus, People have changed. I find it had (has) been extremely difficult to find and foster a good Friendship with people today. I tried everything, from Craigslist to Facebook, and nothing worked. I finally
gave up. And Yes, I too even cancelled my Facebook account many times. No one was interested, not even family members. I became a non-entity. I decided "people" were not where I was going to put my focus any longer. I'm much
happier!
Why not try real people instead of simply on-line.
Virtual "friendships" are lame.
There is no interaction other than a keyboard.
Volunteer, get involved in something.
There are other people willing to welcome people who do more than sit behind a keyboard into their lives.
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Why not try real people instead of simply on-line. Virtual "friendships" are lame.
There is no interaction other than a keyboard.
Volunteer, get involved in something.
There are other people willing to welcome people who do more than sit behind a keyboard into their lives.
I disagree. Maybe to those who don't have much to say to each other. I'm not saying that one shouldn't have 'real life' (although friends you communicate with online are just as real, maybe just not friends you see face to see although now you have skype as well) friends - you should, not ALL your friends should be online, but I've made genuinely friends through the net, some of whom I've met and others I hope to meet. They're just as real as my 'real life' friends I hang out with.
Not every community has volunteer opportunities for real life face to face interactions. I think people on this forum forget not everyone lives in a big city. Some of us live in the boonies. I moved back to the boonies to be near aging family. Small towns are clique-ish. Where I live there is little variety in people, most people belong to one denomination church and are highly bigoted & racist, they are very much uneducated and backwards, they do not accept women who are unmarried and without 5 children and its just plain painful to be around people in town. If there were volunteer opportunities I'm not sure I would attend because I don't like being around the people in my community as they are mean and cruel. Like some here have said they don't fit in.
There is a town I want to eventually move to. I have tried and tried to make friends there and asked to get involved with their volunteer groups and again they reject me and told me they don't need any help.
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