Are friends overrated? I prefer developing relationships with family members and cousins (relatives)

[PeachSalsa]

Originally Posted by Einhander

don’t be close minded. You never know if they have something in common with you. I feel like you just chose to think that.

I see you've chosen to ignore the physically distant part. These cousins live NO WHERE CLOSE TO ME.

And yes, I do know they do not share my interests. I see what they post and support on Facebook. It's nothing close to what I do and support.

And as stated before, we have no shared experiences, no shared history, etc.

So let it go. A forced relationship between me and my cousins is NOT going to happen. Sorry to disappoint you.

[Parnassia]

OK folks. Here's an example why C-D desperately needs that beating-a-dead-horse emoji. You are talking to a brick wall.

[BirdieBelle]

Originally Posted by Parnassia

OK folks. Here's an example why C-D desperately needs that beating-a-dead-horse emoji. You are talking to a brick wall.

Yep. It's definitely circular "logic."

[fleetiebelle]

Originally Posted by Parnassia

OK folks. Here's an example why C-D desperately needs that beating-a-dead-horse emoji. You are talking to a brick wall.

I hope he has plans to call a therapist first thing Monday morning about these compulsive behaviors and thought patterns.

[Einhander]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

I hope he has plans to call a therapist first thing Monday morning about this compulsive behavior.

But at least I have good reason and my compulsion comes from
Love. The world needs more love.

Look at all the people here putting down relatives and saying I’m the crazy one.

[BirdieBelle]

Originally Posted by Einhander

But at least I have good reason and my compulsion comes from
Love. The world needs more love.

To fast-track things next week, your therapist will tell you this ^^^ is called rationalization.

We aren't calling you crazy. We're concerned that you have an undiagnosed neurological disorder that is causing difficulty in your life.

[fleetiebelle]

Originally Posted by BirdieBelle

To fast-track things next week, your therapist will tell you this ^^^ is called rationalization.

We aren't calling you crazy. We're concerned that you have an undiagnosed neurological disorder that is causing difficulty in your life.

And it may ultimately drive away the people that you are hoping to connect with and be close to.

[CatzPaw]

Originally Posted by Einhander

But at least I have good reason and my compulsion comes from
Love. The world needs more love.

Look at all the people here putting down relatives and saying I’m the crazy one.

Neither of those things have happened here.

The fact that you misinterpret this is a big part of your problems in your personal relationships, not just here.

[trobesmom]

Originally Posted by Einhander

For some reason, the older I get, the less interested I am in meeting new people unless they're very connected to my family. Like an old family friend that has lots of stories of my grandparents, etc..

I see so many people that talk about friends. What's the deal with friends? They aren't blood. Unless they have a deep connection to the family.

I don't know... Nothing wrong with having friends. I'm not weird like that. I just think friends are overrated unless they are your best friends. So many cousins you can find. To me it's weird to just not care about your blood, but to go out and buddy up with random people.

Blood is thicker than water they say.

DH and I don't really have much family (no kids or grandkids, parents dead), so we have to depend on relationships we have with friends. We have a sibling apiece, but don't have a lot of communication with them.

[Einhander]

Well this is a big problem in 2018. I can see here that people don’t have the same values as I do. Funny cuz I was never a family man and one day I woke up. And I think I should be proud of myself for the love I have.