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Hello I'm ~40km NW of Hamilton. In a final - well maybe not final :rolleyes: - act of desperation on this site, I'm wondering if anyone would actually like to connect. I'm looking for supportive friends, phone pals, or activity partners, male or female, young or old. I'm mid 50s, but get along...

Especially now that the days are long (for us N. hemisphere folks anyway). How do you deal with the evenings? I'm completely able to keep myself occupied throughout the day, but come about 5pm, the loneliness (and resulting ruminating & depression) hits me like a Mack truck. A severe shortage...

While I do love exchanging ideas with everyone here in their teens and twenties, I'm looking to get in touch with some in the over-30/40ish crowd to discuss issues that may be more relevant in our lives. There's loneliness due to family deaths, loss of spouse, divorce/relationship breakup...

And I used to term 'friends' very loosely. 1) Friends I can almost never reach (Luddites without cellphones too, if you can believe such a thing in this day and age) 2) Friends who never try to reach me 3) Friends who are always too busy and/or can't commit to anything more than 30 minutes...

Anyone else noticed this? I'm on a very limited income. Aside from all the physical and emotional maladies loneliness can cause, I've noticed it has a significant effect on my wallet. I haven't tallied it all up yet, but I'm guessing annually I'm putting out an extra 3-4 grand to mitigate the...

...they decide to unilaterally break off a friendship or relationship. Having had a recent major spate of broken connections, here's what I've gotten: Telephone never gets answered - caller ID I'd guess. Messages left never get returned. Email becomes aloof and impersonal. Email doesn't get...

But it was the hardest thing to do when you have a dearth of friends to begin with. I wonder if anyone else has had to go through this. [major rant follows] I knew him (X) ~25yr (earlier through school & sports), but after the sports ended, it appeared we had nothing in common. I hung on...

I can't. I'm 50ish. My (few) best and most meaningful connections have always come with people quite a bit younger or older. The younger are fresh and idealistic (though not always realistic). The old are philosophical. Those my age are usually materialistic working stiffs (I'm...

...being lonely and old. I'm now getting to the age I dreaded years ago - 50s - and still little has improved. If anything, I have fewer friends, less family (all dead or distant), and no relationship. I'm guessing most of you are younger and still have time to work things out, but what I've...

...as familyless guy, but account expired. Anyway, thought perhaps I could find some support, understanding & even friendships. I'm in Ontario. Lack of any family support, and for that matter any family at all nearby, hasn't helped matters. Relationships and friendships, while relatively...