friends or no friends?

[JC ROC]

Thank you,what brings me joy is being on the forum site,being with my animals,being outside when I go for my walk in the mornings,just being out in nature.

You are welcome. That is really nice. There is something very soothing about being in nature and a love animals of all kinds. I have been blessed in that regard with pets I love so much. We’ll have a nice night.

 

[JC ROC]

I've had many motorcycles street, off road, racers, and Harleys. Pretty much loved them all. I even built a couple from scratch including my own frames. But, I crashed on every one of them. People just don't pay attention to motorcycles on the road. Only twice was it my fault. I didn't hit anybody else I was just doing stupid things and injured myself. But, I finally had to realize that I'm not responsible enough to ride a motorcycle. If I can go fast or jump something I will. So, I only have one left. It's a very small light weight home built unit and I haven't even ridden that in a few years. I did recently just bring it into my workshop to get it going again though.

You have the same passion I have. I never raced or did any stunts but I can understand if you have that desire it comes with some risks. You built your own bike. That is impressive!

 

[JC ROC]

I have no friends and no family. I would like a friend like me. But, I've never been able to find one. So, I stopped trying. Besides it's super difficult to make new friends when you are old. Well, unless you reside at some place like this:

You have a great sense of humor

 

[user 188685]

You are welcome. That is really nice. There is something very soothing about being in nature and a love animals of all kinds. I have been blessed in that regard with pets I love so much. We’ll have a nice night.

Thanks you have a wonderful night.

 

[user 188685]

Thanks

very welcome

 

[JC ROC]

Thanks you have a wonderful night.

You too. My name is Jamie by the way.

 

[user 188685]

You too. My name is Jamie by the way.

It's nice to meet you Jamie ,I'm Tonya.

 

[JC ROC]

It's nice to meet you Jamie ,I'm Tonya.

Nice to meet you as well, Tonya.

 

[user 188685]

Nice to meet you as well, Tonya.

thanks

 

[Kamaione]

I have a credo I live by that I put every relationship I have up to, be it a friendship, a romantic relationship, or even a relationship with a family member: It is better to want something you can't have, than it is to have something you don't want. More simply, as Yes says, "owner of a lonely heart is much better than owner of a broken heart." At present I have no friends, and I don't mind it all that much, but that is not to say that I have given up. I am not a gregarious person, so I also don't want a group of friends...I haven't understood that dynamic since girl scouts, lol!

 

[user 188685]

I have a credo I live by that I put every relationship I have up to, be it a friendship, a romantic relationship, or even a relationship with a family member: It is better to want something you can't have, than it is to have something you don't want. More simply, as Yes says, "owner of a lonely heart is much better than owner of a broken heart." At present I have no friends, and I don't mind it all that much, but that is not to say that I have given up. I am not a gregarious person, so I also don't want a group of friends...I haven't understood that dynamic since girl scouts, lol!

Lol,you have your friends on here now my friend

 

[Kamaione]

Lol,you have your friends on here now my friend

Oh yes, I neglected to mention that! My bad!

 

[user 139760]

I have a few close friends. We don't see each other that often, but if I meet up with them tomorrow, it'll be like 15 minutes ago.

But mostly, I got family. Ain't nothing more important than family.

 

[user 188685]

I have a few close friends. We don't see each other that often, but if I meet up with them tomorrow, it'll be like 15 minutes ago.

But mostly, I got family. Ain't nothing more important than family.

That's very true.

 

[Bam111]

Do you have any friends or do you choose not to have any friends,I don't have any friends and choose not to have any friends,I like being by myself a lot more than having friends.

Don't have real life friends not by choice looking for good ones but they are hard to find, but I don't give up hope.

 

[user 188685]

Don't have real life friends not by choice looking for good ones but they are hard to find, but I don't give up hope.

that's very true

 

[user15010]

I do enjoy alone time immersing in hobbies but I'd like to have a friend or two. But I am concerned how much energy I can have since I get depressed every now and then. I'm not sure how long friends can be understanding when you decline invitations or just don't seem excited to see them you know?

I guess I could say the same. I probably wouldn't be a great friend after all. Neither I want to be.

 

[constant stranger]

I don't have any friends either. Except for a lady whom I knew for 9 years when we were children. We haven't met in 55 years but we've had a close online relationship for 12 years.
And there's another lady whom I was close friends with but she's moved out of state. She was the only close, confidence sharing friend I've known in real life for about 30 years.
I don't really enjoy social situations......that kind of puts a wrinkle in forming close ties with people. I was in a public service organization and partnered with that one lady. After several years of seeing her 3 or 4 times a month for an hour or so each time, I realized I really liked it being around her. We were friends for 10 years before poor health induced her to make other living arrangements.
We traveled overseas twice and shared a hotel room for 2 weeks each time. That may be as close as I ever get to an actual, functioning relationship.
I'm actually a little bit embarrassed to admit all this.

 

[Puppykat56]

I have no friends and no family. I would like a friend like me. But, I've never been able to find one. So, I stopped trying. Besides it's super difficult to make new friends when you are old. Well, unless you reside at some place like this:

Oh, Finished! You just made me laugh with this picture But also, you happen to be right.

 

[Lonelyroad]

I have a credo I live by that I put every relationship I have up to, be it a friendship, a romantic relationship, or even a relationship with a family member: It is better to want something you can't have, than it is to have something you don't want. More simply, as Yes says, "owner of a lonely heart is much better than owner of a broken heart." At present I have no friends, and I don't mind it all that much, but that is not to say that I have given up. I am not a gregarious person, so I also don't want a group of friends...I haven't understood that dynamic since girl scouts, lol!

I hear you about being the owner of a lonely heart instead of a broken heart or its better to have loved and lost than to never have loved before. I've thought about both of these "sayings" I'm a guy who's spent a lot of time on my own and I also was in love(so I thought at the time) at one point and lived with my ex for 7 years and felt alone even then. Probably because that wasn't love and more out of convenience. Now at my age, 48 and not over the hill yet but feel ill spend the rest of my life alone, lonely and that scares me. I don't have friends that I'd call close in any way or I have no family that I keep in contact with and I suppose the point I'm making is that if a chance comes along to spend your life with a good person then I'd say grab it with both hands and work hard to improve it and cherish it every day.
Life can be a very lonely road even if your not on your own!