Is it normal to not want friends?

Say you're very close to your family, gf/bf, and maybe have 1 friend you know for a long time, but don't want to include other people. I'm usually as friendly as I can be, but it annoys me quite a bit when some people try hard to become my friend, by repeatedly inviting me places, asking me personal details, being way too polite/friendly, etc. I'm sorry to turn them down like this, but I can't get myself to trust/like them. IIN?

Is It Normal?
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  • Friends complicate things. They influence your mind. They find out your secrets. They imitate you. They change. I make do without them.

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  • Thats normal. Your just an introvert! I'm the same way, to a lesser extent.

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  • That's fine. You don't have to be friends with everyone. Friendship is about mutual feeling and if you're not feeling it, then you really don't have to be friends with them. Nor should they want you to. Who'd want to be friends with someone who didn't like them?

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  • normal, and scary to let people in but you should give some of em a chance

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  • I completely know how you feel
    I've felt this way for a long time now, after the boyfriend and friendship breakups i had, the family issue..etc, all in one day.
    After that, now i can't trust anyone, and am trying to push people away from me as much as possible ( in a gentle way ), but only if they come too close.
    And yes it's normal, sooner or later we'd both get the hang of it, and start trusting others again.

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  • Thanks dudes. Glad to hear there are others like this out there. I feel like an asshole when i don't share the 'friendliness' with aquaintances who try to become my friends. They usually get the point after they see they cant get any closer to me.

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    • One day... you just wait...

      A wild friend will appear out of nowhere, and you will have to work to catch them.

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  • Im the same. I have my boyfriend and a bestfriend that lives 800 miles away that I see 2-3 times a year and I wouldnt have it any other way. I love my boyfriend with all my heart and he's really all I need. Of course I love my bestfriend too and would die without her. But truthfully I love my life how it is and don't want to take the chance of others messing things up
    hope I helped<3

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  • ^ Couldn't be more correct.

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  • I agree. I have one close friend and I only hang out with my bf. I hate it when people I don't know try to be my friend. It's annoying. Like leave me alone if I was interested in befriending you I'd already have done it

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