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View submission: About loneliness and how our interactions are reducing day by day
One thing I've learned...I recently turned 40. I have to make a concerted effort to reach out and spend time with friends that I want to spend time with. It isn't as spontaneous as when you're in your 20s or 30s because of life.
Comment by GoodFaithConverser at 26/11/2024 at 21:02 UTC*
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I recently turned 40. I have to make a concerted effort to reach out and spend time with friends that I want to spend time with. It isn't as spontaneous as when you're in your 20s or 30s because of life.
Don't know about everyone else, but after we weren't in school together, it took effort to keep meeting my friends. Now it takes effort to meet my former colleagues who are friends. People get kids, and we have to schedule carefully.
Edit: And I distinctly remember how difficult it was for me as a shy, awkward kid to talk to new people. I don't believe it was ever all that easy to find friends. Kids just meet a shitload of new people/kids really fast, so they're bound to bond with some of them. My friends/yr count has risen steadily since my 20s.