Recent content by Elieser

My story is very similar to that of BornMisfit. My case was aggravated by the fact that I grew up far out in the countryside, which more or less isolated me for the first two decades of my life and caused me to develop no social skills whatsoever. Unlike BornMisfit I was never able to fake being...

I beg to differ about your claim that online friends are a fiction. For the most part you're right, but I have an email friend whom I met on a forum, and for the last four years we've been emailing each other several times a day, and I've even been to visit him (he lives in England, I in Sweden)...

Now you're talking, Heretostay. Volunteering with the YMCA sounds like a great way to do some good and, which is my main reason for nodding with approval here, make friends. Good decision. Best of luck. Edit: love your signature. I shall steal it for whenever I next have a conversation.

Married and lonely. That doesn't sound too good. Either way, a couple of years ago I suddenly just stopped caring as much as I used to. I really don't feel lonely anymore. It happens, but only rarely. The thing is to have interests and hobbies and passions to fill your life. Sometimes I stop...

Very interesting thread. I know what you mean. I have no contact whatsoever with my relatives. I have two people I sometimes spend time with, but I tend to avoid them most of the time for the simple reason that every time we meet it's all about drinking far too much for far too long - no real...

But you can do it. Once one has a plan, like you have, that's a step in the right direction. Talking about it, even if it is on the Internet, solidifies it further. Your plan is not unrealistic. Rather, it sounds solid and achievable, and there's one more thing: with each year one gets older...

It's a game. Being interesting in conversation comes naturally to some people, but to most it's just a game where you have to learn the rules and play along. I hate small talk, and like Remedy I have nothing to say when people speak of uninteresting things. The thing to learn is that mostly...

:D One of my favourite movies.

Christmas is finally over! Made it through once more. I was more or less coerced into going for drinks on Christmas Eve, meaning I had to waste a lot of energy appearing sprightly and pleasant towards people I don't know, while quietly panicking on the inside. Christmas Day I got to spend on my...

Horses are big, scary, unpredictable and potentially dangerous, just like life. So why would I wish to double my woes? I do not believe, which must make me a blasphemer. Story of my life.

Cats have a very nasty sense of humour, don't they? They'd sooner laugh if I fell down in the shower than if I presented them with a witticism. Not that I have any cats, unfortunately; it wouldn't be fair considering where I live. Thanks for the welcome, everyone! And imagine that: a forum...

Hello there! I just found this forum and spent about an hour lurking a bit, reacting to some of the very touching posts here. I'm a habitual "forumite", but the sensitive subject of loneliness is not something I have been able to discuss elsewhere. In a way it feels too private to mention in...