Intro - lonely in Philly

[ubermensch47]

Hey there. I am a 32 y/o, female living in Philadelphia. I am pretty introspective young lady and enjoy one on one contact with friends, often not bars or groups. I am a student but finishing undergraduate so it's been difficult to make friends. I have always managed to have a boyfriend or close friends, but recently it seems like a bomb went off in my carefully organized social network. Everyone seems to have gotten a) married b) started dating someone c) too busy d) moved e) sick. I really struggle with loneliness to begin with, so this has been devastating. I mostly don't want to feel like I am roaming this earth alone (I only have my mom and dad, but am not close with my dad) and am a very reliable, intelligent, empathetic person who is finding a hard time seeking like companionship. I am amazed by the flakiness of people, so making new friends has been difficult too. I hope to find some sort of validation of my pain of loneliness and maybe even people to chat with/meet up with locally. Thanks for letting me on board!

 

[mickey]

Welcome to ALL (short for A Lonely Life Forums). While I don't believe this is a site where people come looking for a partner, it's possible to find a world of understanding and emotional support here. Have a look around and enjoy yourself.

 

[9006]

Welcome to the site.

 

[AmytheTemperamental]

Welcome You should try out our chat room sometime

 

[mslonely]

Welcome to the forum, ubermensch47

 

[Magalie]

Hello and welcome to the forum,ubermensch47!

 

[ladyforsaken]

Hey ubermensch47, welcome to the forum.

 

[TheRealCallie]

Welcome aboard

 

[ubermensch47]

Thank you!

 

[Aisha]

Welcome ubermensch47! =)

 

[constant stranger]

I'm glad you're here ubermensch47! Age 30 or so can be a frontier zone, youth is mostly behind one but some really prime years are still to come.

Sadly, a lot of relationships from before can wither away, as you've noted.

But it's a good age to be....I wish I could go back to it!

 

[HoodedMonk]

I live a few hours from you. Kinda surprised it's taken you this long to realize that people are flakey though.

It's…a very human trait it seems.

 

[wolvesjr]

welcome to the forum!

 

[lonelyfairy]

Welcome and enjoy your stay!

 

[ubermensch47]

Thanks constant stranger for the perspective, and HoodedMonk, yes, I used to think that the flakiness was due to something wrong with me, and not human nature! I guess I make it a value to do and say the same things, otherwise, why listen to anyone, ever? Where are you in PA?

 

[HoodedMonk]

Thanks constant stranger for the perspective, and HoodedMonk, yes, I used to think that the flakiness was due to something wrong with me, and not human nature! I guess I make it a value to do and say the same things, otherwise, why listen to anyone, ever? Where are you in PA?

About two hours directly west of you in PA.