Is it normal that i am 23 and i never had a friendship last longer than 2 years?

It mightve been longer but Im not exactly keeping track. That is my average estimate. Does this mean I am a shitty person? Dont get me wrong, I had really close ones that adored me and truly cared about me but but one of just randomly stopped contact. My current friend right now is living with me but i secretly hate it and am only helping out because hes homeless. He told me he can see this friendship of ours lasting years and hes glad he met me, but I guess its bad since I dont feel the same way. Im already exhausted from the friendship and just want my old life back. I guess im just a loner you could say.

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  • Blade01

    You haven’t met the correct one. Thats all.

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  • Something I’ve learned in life is to not make friends out of pity. If you can’t stand them, you’re not doing them any favors by being their friend out of guilt. Plus, aren’t you really lying to them? Make connections for you.

    If you haven’t been able to keep friends by 23 it’s likely you need to examine yourself. I’m not the greatest at keeping/making friends (largely because I’m on the spectrum and lack similarities.) But we need to take an honest, sometimes painful look at ourself and see if there are ways we’re turning others off. Or, perhaps you’re like me and lack similarities? Do you fail to keep in contact? At 23 it might be a good idea to date as your SO will be your greatest companion (I’m beginning to look.)

    I’m more of a loner, but I think it’s much better to have connections. I confess, I’m learning how to put the pieces together, but life is depressing as a loner.

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  • natcat

    It sounds to me like your current friendship is unhealthy. You don’t even like the person, so why waste your time on them? The way true friendships are formed is when both people mutually like each other, and it seems like that hasn’t been the case in the past with your friendships. Your current friend would never be able to tell you don’t genuinely like them, right? So how would you be able to tell if your friends that you’ve had in the past actually liked you?

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