Recent content by SocialRonin

Thanks for the response DM. So I went to the event and didn't see her... but I decided to call her at her office and give her some of my thoughts. Then tell her I'd like to meet her... it was an awkward conversation but she said she's happy to meet regarding collaboration on future events, and I...

It's completely silly. A fantasy. I know this, but still I am lost in it. Love at first sight doesn't exist. It's a delusion we feed ourselves when trying to fill a hopeless void. I tell myself this over and over again, but still... I'm haunted. I saw her for the first time almost two years...

I've found it useful to separate isolation/solitude from loneliness. So I don't think there is beauty in loneliness. Loneliness is pain. It's a reaction to being isolated. But there is beauty in isolation and solitude. If you are reacting to it adversely, because you don't want to be alone, this...

Thanks.

Thanks for the response and your thoughts shadetree. As with everything in life our individual experiences with isolation and loneliness will vary from person to person. I can only hope that our personal reflections can bring a helpful perspective to others in a similar state.

Thanks!

That wouldn't cure any need. I mean, I suppose if you think that would cure something you are free to try it. But it'd be like trying to put a band aid on a third degree burn.

Hey, if you feel bad about never having a girlfriend and you are in your twenties, look at me. I'm a year away from being 40. And I've never had a girlfriend. And you know what? Could be worse. I refuse to believe this is the worst thing in the world. I mean, it's not easy, and I feel bad...

The irony of Eleanor Rigby is, the same people who embrace her as a fictional character in a popular song are the same people who would skip her funeral if she was real. I've lived with loneliness a long time and there's some cold hard truths I've figured out. I've often fantasized that...

Posted this in the sticky thread and saw we can make our own threads, so this is a copy paste job: Hello... I'm new here. 39 years old, male, born and raised in the US from a minority immigrant family. I've had difficulty all my life with social anxiety... it's gotten better through the years...

Hello... I'm new here. 39 years old, male, born and raised in the US from a minority immigrant family. I've had difficulty all my life with social anxiety... it's gotten better through the years. I have family members who are very close and some awesome nieces and a nephew who bring me joy. I...