I dont have an friends

I just want to know how many other people dont have friends, how has it affected your day to day life? Would you change it if you could?

Only "friends" I have are my boyfriend, a couple of online friends and people I talk with occasionally who live 2+ hours away.

I keep feeling like something's wrong with me or something and I'm really hard on myself when it comes to this shit. Only reason I dont have/want to have any friends is due to a really really toxic friendship I had that ruined my trust in people. Theres days when I'm glad I dont, then theres days where I actually make myself stress and worry about it.

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  • Koridas

    Oh it's common. I don't have any either. I like to piss people off rather than befriend them.

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    • strawberryfieldsforever

      I just like to make people laugh, and yeah... probably piss them aswell

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    • Clunk42

      I do both.

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      • litelander8

        Same. People like my fuck-ass attitude.

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        • ArrestThisMan

          it's a good way to test who's worth your friendship anyway. if they get mad by your opinions then fuck'em

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  • Megmeg

    I don’t know if that is normal or not but I’m exactly the same way.

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    • strawberryfieldsforever

      Were definitely not the only ones, I saw a reddit thread last night that made me feel super normal about all this

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  • soleyman_the_magnificent

    Nothing wrong with that. Most people are manipulative assholes. Better to have a few close friends than a bunch of fake ones.

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  • rocketdave

    Yes, you just prefer your privacy, many people do. Many friends can be as invasive as family.

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  • momgetthecamera

    Sounds like you have had some bad experiences. I had some, and it made me interpret things negatively for a while.
    Lots of people these days aren't as social. It's usually when you see others with friends and socialising that you may feel lonely, but alone, and happy, it's not an issue. Maybe you compare yourself to others a bit.
    There's no point in stressing. You can become your own friend, it's just good to have friends because other people are cool, it's healthy to interact, and having allies can save you in bad times, trust me. You're absolutely fine, I promise.

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    • strawberryfieldsforever

      This is exactly how I feel, both your comments really helped me with this thank you again

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  • COVID-19

    Most people have a core group of best friends, and all the other people are just add-ons along the way. As long as you have a small group of people that you can share the "real you" with you're fine. You don't need an entourage of friends or be popular.

    Not gonna lie though, while it's not necessary it does make life a lot easier.

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    • strawberryfieldsforever

      Definitely could see how it could make life easier and probably a bit less stressful

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  • Jimbo24

    Two online friends is plenty enough for some people. Different people have different friendship needs. I only have a couple of them I only see occasionally and it's enough for me.

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  • bicurious10

    Use to have lots of friends, but learned hard way that most aren't real. Amazing how many stop talking to you when things go wrong! So just have couple real good friends now and don't care about getting more.

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  • mrblueeyes75

    i ain't got any friends either

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  • ellnell

    I had absolutely no friends throughout any of my school years.
    Got bullied at first, then when I wasn't anymore and could easily make friends I chose to stick to myself because I didn't know anything else. I had a boyfriend but I never really got to know his friends aside from one a little bit. Then my boyfriend after him was a complete loner. I always had online friends, didn't meet them though. At 19-20 I started making online friends I also see in person whenever we're available, I also have 2 friends nearby but one recently moved back to his hometown unfortunately. I've had toxic friendships too, all my friendships with women. I only have male friends nowadays. I can't stand that frenemy bullshit. I like my own company though so I don't need many friends, but I don't think i'd be happy without a single one. I'm very careful with whom I let be my friend though, I don't trust people easily and I don't want friends just for the sake of having them. I think that's normal, I don't know. I'd say if you're an introverted person it is.

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  • Mammal-lover

    Theres my best friend then theirs my boyfriend. I like having few people in my life

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  • bbrown95

    I keep a very small circle, myself. I like it.

    I don't think there's anything wrong with being this way, especially if it's by choice. Even if not, it doesn't necessarily mean someone is a bad person or a loser if they don't have many friends. Sometimes it can be as simple as that they isolate themselves and don't put themselves out there. Same goes for dating, really.

    I also don't blame you for not wanting to get close to people again after a toxic friendship. I've been stabbed in the back by a few fake friends and have a very hard time getting close to people anymore. I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing either, as there are quite a few people who are bad news.

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  • RoseIsabella

    I first read this as I don't have a fetish.

    Can you elaborate on the toxic friendship you once had?

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    • strawberryfieldsforever

      So me and this girl were friends for almost 10 years, when I turned 18 I finally started to note the little things, jealousy over my relationships, over my promotion at work. One time I told her I wanted to go blonde and she said "dont do it" I was like ok, next thing I know shes posting pictures with a blonde wig on. As soon as I dropped the interest for wanting to go blonde I never saw the wig again. The reason I finally gave up the friendship is bc she started ignoring me and became friends with a guy she knew touched me inappropriately and was pervy towards me (yes I reported it to my boss since it was at work). She works with my mother now and asks her about me alll the time and wants to be friends again, she's tried to reach out to me 3 separate times. Theres so many little details but I just highlighted a few that annoyed me.

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      • RoseIsabella

        She sounds really yucky.

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        • strawberryfieldsforever

          It's funny bc she messaged me again yesterday to try to apologize again and go for drinks..

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          • RoseIsabella

            She ain't right in the head.

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      • momgetthecamera

        Borderline creepy? Sounded like she just wanted to have some sort of power over you. Siblings can be like that, but the whole befriending a guy who was inappropriate to you is weird and unfair. I'm sorry you had such a sucky friend :(

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        • strawberryfieldsforever

          She used to walk past me at work with him and they'd both look down and purposely ignore my presence. That was the breaking point for me. She later messaged me to say she isnt friends with him anymore bc of me but I dont believe it for a second. But thank you for what you said, made me see it a different way

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