Many acquantances, few real friends (person, member, introvert, sister)

[Philosophizer]

Yep, that's me. Maybe I come off as snobby since I'm fairly reserved. Maybe people are intimidated by me. I don't know. Maybe I just don't like most people. There are plenty of people I hang out with, but very few I connect with on any real level of meaning. You got your drinking buddies, and people that share a common interest, people from high school. It gets old though. My best "friends" are people I don't even care much for in regards to what type of people they are. I'm young. Maybe I should act my age. Maybe I should join the army. Seems like people that watched each others backs in a warzone have a pretty good bond. Why am I so damn restless all the time? Why do I feel like I'm missing out on something, but can't quite put a finger on what it really is?

[mrstewart]

You don't sound like you are at peace with yourself yet. It will come and you will know when it does.

[Chanteuse d' Opéra]

The best advice I can offer you is to get involved in some type of organization & commit to it. Volunteering is a great way to connect w/ real, genuine, sincere people--not to mention you are doing something for a good cause in your community. Yes it's true, real friends are rare & when they do come along it takes work to keep them. Good luck in your endeavors.

[yankeegirl313]

HAHA !!! I can laugh, because I remember being that young and restless once in my life. Thats a tough age, to get through and I`m sure your parents second that decision!
All I can recommend, is to enjoy your youth, and enjoy every single day of your life, even though there may be some that will never end!
Friends? They will come and they will go..... like everything else.

[TKramar]

I'm much the same way. I don't really make deep bonds with other people. Never have.

Except for whoever my significant other is. That's the only person that needs to be that close, have that much access.

Reps to you.

[JR_C]

I also have very few friends. One of the closest friendships I've ever had happened through a calculus class we were both struggling through. We knew each other before that class, but we only became friends after helping each other pass that class. She once campared our quick friendship to airplane crash survivors who bond because they shared an intense situation.

Now, my closest friends are family members.

[nuala]

I think it's life? And the nature's way of propelling people? Restlessness makes people move, search, create, strive. For life's goal, sense, partner, self-expression. You must be feeling it more sharply right now (I did, too, in my 20s). This is the way it's supposed to be, I think. Just don't forget that while you are searching and waiting for something, life is happening, too.

[1mintjulep]

Originally Posted by TexianPatriot

Yep, that's me. Maybe I come off as snobby since I'm fairly reserved. Maybe people are intimidated by me. I don't know. Maybe I just don't like most people. There are plenty of people I hang out with, but very few I connect with on any real level of meaning. You got your drinking buddies, and people that share a common interest, people from high school. It gets old though. My best "friends" are people I don't even care much for in regards to what type of people they are. I'm young. Maybe I should act my age. Maybe I should join the army. Seems like people that watched each others backs in a warzone have a pretty good bond. Why am I so damn restless all the time? Why do I feel like I'm missing out on something, but can't quite put a finger on what it really is?

It sounds like you're an introvert. Do you find social interaction tiring and need time alone to "recharge"? If so, that's pretty much the classic definition, along with "many acquaintances, few friends". There's nothing wrong with any of this.

I'm an introvert, and there's a lot of social pressure to be otherwise. Finally in the last couple of years I've started to embrace it the fact that I'm basically a loner. Which is difficult when you're in a long-term relationship and living with somebody and all that jazz. But yeah, I basically hang out with my partner, his mom, and his sister; I have a couple of friends that I chat with online, but that's been about the extent of my social interaction for most of the last three years, and it's just fine with me.

[Woof Woof Woof!]

Originally Posted by TexianPatriot

Yep, that's me. Maybe I come off as snobby since I'm fairly reserved. Maybe people are intimidated by me. I don't know. Maybe I just don't like most people. There are plenty of people I hang out with, but very few I connect with on any real level of meaning. You got your drinking buddies, and people that share a common interest, people from high school. It gets old though. My best "friends" are people I don't even care much for in regards to what type of people they are. I'm young. Maybe I should act my age. Maybe I should join the army. Seems like people that watched each others backs in a warzone have a pretty good bond. Why am I so damn restless all the time? Why do I feel like I'm missing out on something, but can't quite put a finger on what it really is?

Because you are a young man is my guess.

Now that I'm older, I've learned to accept people regardless of their faults. I've also learned how to forgive and let go of things and accept people for who they are. I have more friends and more fun now in my mid 40s than I ever did in life. Friendships are like a garden. You need to nurture and grow the seeds you plant.

When I was a young lass, I was much more dramatic, self absorbed, prone to dark moods. Now I'm really happy. I enjoy life and my many varied relationships with people. I'm much more aware of my mortality and the transient nature of things. I don't take anything for granted.

W.

[IZthe411]

That's life, you are blessed to have one good friend. You will connect with people on many, many levels, some are around for a few plays, some stay all 4 quarters. The thing is to enjoy them all for their impact on your life.