I am currently 19 years old. Growing up, I didn't have many friends except my two best friends that I've known since my early childhood.
My two best friends, Alex & Steve, aren't in my life anymore and it truly sucks. I had a special connection with both of them. We all had a very similar sense of humor, we knew everything about one another, we had similar interests, but in the end it all fell apart. I stopped talked to both of them for the following reasons.
Alex & I were incredibly close growing up. We knew each other for 8 years or so. 2011 came around, and he just began to isolate himself and started ignoring me for no particular reason. I kept trying to contact him, invite him to hang out, but it was futile. There was nothing I can do. He just didn't want to socialize anymore. He just became depressed, or bitter or something. I felt like I had no choices left. He simply didn't care about anything any longer so I just gave up on him and I just stopped caring as well. I used to talk to him on the phone every single day, and I used to see him weekly, but all of a sudden he just shut me out like I was a nobody to him, and I just finally gave up.
My second best friend, Steve. I knew him for 8 years as well. He was always a huge part of my life, but as the years progressed, he grew less and less reliable, and started to devalue our friendship. He would stop talking to me, he would stop calling, barely wanted to hang out, and overall didn't seem to really want to be around my life because he had other friends so he didn't really care about what we had. I realized that it was pointless to keep trying to get through to him and make him care, but I gave up in the end.
So as you can see, both friendships ended almost the same way. Both of my best friends just stopped caring. They began to devalue my friendship, up to the point where they just wouldn't call me or talk to me for months. And it wasn't because of anything I did. I was always there for them. I was always a wonderful friend and companion, and they just didn't realize how genuine of a person I was. It truly sucks because people like me aren't very common. I am nothing but a good person, I have really good qualities and yet I feel like nobody gives a **** about that.
It's just very depressing. I knew both of my best friends since my early childhood. We grew up together, grew up developing similar interests, similar personalities, etc. How am I supposed to find that in a new person? There is no way. I just can't do that. Me and my best friends have a long history and being able to replace that just doesn't seem possible at all. How am I supposed to meet somebody like them? I just can't meet new people. Everytime I meet a new person, I realize how different I am from them.
Like I said, my two best friends and I were very similar. But finding that similarity in a person in real life just doesn't seem possible at this point in my life. I mean, I'm already 19. I have a job, I am constantly social at my job, but nobody clicks with me. Or rather, I can't click with anybody. I just feel
too detached from society.
I just wish I could rekindle the bond I had with my former best friends. But I just don't think there is anything I can do. I just feel like they're too grown up now and don't really appreciate me as much as they used too. Now I have nobody, except a few online friends. That's all I have to keep me company.
The last time I spoke to one of my former best friends was two months ago. I contacted Steve and asked him if he wanted to make plans. Going in, I knew what to expect. He was going to make some kind of excuse again, and sure enough, he did. At that point, I had it with him. I realized that it's over for good. That there is truly nothing left so salvage. I just can't keep that kind of person in my life. Somebody who can't be there for me and make a simple plan with me. It was always something new with him. Everytime he approached me and asked me to meet up, I would always be there. But he rather stay home and play his video games all day and forget about me. That's just unbelievable. People just don't care anymore.
My two best friends, Alex & Steve, aren't in my life anymore and it truly sucks. I had a special connection with both of them. We all had a very similar sense of humor, we knew everything about one another, we had similar interests, but in the end it all fell apart. I stopped talked to both of them for the following reasons.
Alex & I were incredibly close growing up. We knew each other for 8 years or so. 2011 came around, and he just began to isolate himself and started ignoring me for no particular reason. I kept trying to contact him, invite him to hang out, but it was futile. There was nothing I can do. He just didn't want to socialize anymore. He just became depressed, or bitter or something. I felt like I had no choices left. He simply didn't care about anything any longer so I just gave up on him and I just stopped caring as well. I used to talk to him on the phone every single day, and I used to see him weekly, but all of a sudden he just shut me out like I was a nobody to him, and I just finally gave up.
My second best friend, Steve. I knew him for 8 years as well. He was always a huge part of my life, but as the years progressed, he grew less and less reliable, and started to devalue our friendship. He would stop talking to me, he would stop calling, barely wanted to hang out, and overall didn't seem to really want to be around my life because he had other friends so he didn't really care about what we had. I realized that it was pointless to keep trying to get through to him and make him care, but I gave up in the end.
So as you can see, both friendships ended almost the same way. Both of my best friends just stopped caring. They began to devalue my friendship, up to the point where they just wouldn't call me or talk to me for months. And it wasn't because of anything I did. I was always there for them. I was always a wonderful friend and companion, and they just didn't realize how genuine of a person I was. It truly sucks because people like me aren't very common. I am nothing but a good person, I have really good qualities and yet I feel like nobody gives a **** about that.
It's just very depressing. I knew both of my best friends since my early childhood. We grew up together, grew up developing similar interests, similar personalities, etc. How am I supposed to find that in a new person? There is no way. I just can't do that. Me and my best friends have a long history and being able to replace that just doesn't seem possible at all. How am I supposed to meet somebody like them? I just can't meet new people. Everytime I meet a new person, I realize how different I am from them.
Like I said, my two best friends and I were very similar. But finding that similarity in a person in real life just doesn't seem possible at this point in my life. I mean, I'm already 19. I have a job, I am constantly social at my job, but nobody clicks with me. Or rather, I can't click with anybody. I just feel
too detached from society.
I just wish I could rekindle the bond I had with my former best friends. But I just don't think there is anything I can do. I just feel like they're too grown up now and don't really appreciate me as much as they used too. Now I have nobody, except a few online friends. That's all I have to keep me company.
The last time I spoke to one of my former best friends was two months ago. I contacted Steve and asked him if he wanted to make plans. Going in, I knew what to expect. He was going to make some kind of excuse again, and sure enough, he did. At that point, I had it with him. I realized that it's over for good. That there is truly nothing left so salvage. I just can't keep that kind of person in my life. Somebody who can't be there for me and make a simple plan with me. It was always something new with him. Everytime he approached me and asked me to meet up, I would always be there. But he rather stay home and play his video games all day and forget about me. That's just unbelievable. People just don't care anymore.