i (23f) struggle with making new friends and feel isolated in the friendship/dating world.
i have fairly old fashioned values when it comes to romantic relationships. i dont do hookups, ive only ever been the relationship kind of girl & ive only had 3 relationships. i know what i want in life and i date with intention and with marriage as an end goal (not rushing to get married, just intending to get married when its the right person/right time). i’m kind of a prude and i appreciate having a foundation/friendship built before things get sexual or even just romantic. i think a lot of ppl lead with romantic feelings & its blinding when you only know your partner in a romantic sense
i also dont want to make finding a partner my lifes mission, nor seeking companionship from others as friends. i know that if i am feeling lonely its a sign i need to get closer and more comfortable with myself, but i also really desire community. all but 1 of my friends lives far away
bc of this, i thought it was best i do not use dating apps anymore. i havent seriously swiped on apps in over a year & a half. and i havent had a dating profile in well over 6 months. before theres any trolls, i know it is not my looks or personality LOL but i never even come across potential connections when i dont use dating apps & if im not making my presence super known on social media
this goes the same for making more friends, how do people make friends outside of school/college? i dont want to use apps, i really just want more community and it seems so hard to do as a young adult in a digital age
im sure others who dont want to find friends or a partner on apps have to struggle with this too right?
what are some things you do to attract more of the people you want around you? does everyone give in eventually and use apps? what do you guys do to create new connections?
TLDR: struggling to make friends. dont understand how ppl make connections offline. what do you guys do that helps?
Submitted April 01, 2023 at 09:34PM by SuccessfulDiverz https://ift.tt/HhFmyYD
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