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loneliness sucks- especially when you have friends...
I'm in highschool currently, this is supposed to be where you experience everything for the first time, but I'm experiencing it all alone. I can't possibly get someone to hang out with me, either they're busy or I'm not their preferred company. I'm trying to accept this fact, but it's still difficult to understand when I've attempted to make myself likeable for so, so long. If you're going through the same thing, just know that you'll find your people one day, and even though it's been said a thousand times, there's someone out there for YOU! :]
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@dalokey
Jan 30, 2025
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@bee1000
I would add that one can find their people one day, but only if they keep looking for them! I, for one, haven’t found my people because I must’ve assumed that things in life were inevitable. Turns out it takes effort! This isn’t about you in particular, just a lesson I’ve learned. ✌️
Jan 30, 2025
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@princesspolski
When I was at school and a teenager friendships sucked and seemed to be so political! Since then I've made many great friends and found my people. It's really hard but if you keep putting yourself out there, you'll find your group 😊.
Jan 30, 2025

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@lmaolson
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there are lots of people who don’t know you yet, who’re waiting to meet you
I know that it feels like you’re waiting to find your people, and it’s isolating and lonely and I want to affirm that that’s hard— but in the same way that you are waiting, your people are out there waiting to meet you. I understand the difficulties of an anti-social campus, but I encourage you to find clubs, events, and activities that you already enjoy, because whoever you meet there already has something in common with you. If you have a class with anyone who you think is cool, thinks in a way you admire, or whose writing you like— tell them. There’s nothing more affirming than feeling noticed by a classmate, and I met my closest girlfriends that way. You could try an intramural sports league, or a climbing gym, or a book club. I promise you’ll find your friends, they’re looking for you too.
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@nadiyaelyse
Sep 5, 2024
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you're not alone in this
Once you reach a certain age it seems like everyone else either a) has a large, supportive, and well-rounded circle of friends with no room for anyone else or b) has no friends and it's obvious why once you meet them. I wish I had more advice for you but I think you just have to go out there and take risks. (PI.FYI can also be a great way to meet people but only if you live in one of maybe five cities, I'm sorry to say.)
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@spencerto
Jul 27, 2024