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Originally Posted by QueenAccountant
I don't have many friends, and I've been trying sooooo freaking hard to make some here at work. Most of the times I end up blowing it b/c they always want to talk about what you should not talk about at work (Social/Economic/Religion/Politics) and since I'm atheist and have very liberal thinking, you can guess how that conversation would go. Since I work with religious conservatives who don't like to be questioned about the whole religion thing, things don't always go over too well.
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I have trouble making friends also. I just don't have anything to talk about with "regular" people. I'm on disability so I don't have a job/career to talk about; I don't have any kids to talk about; I don't follow politics, sports, news, or celebrities; and I DESPISE people who gossip. Right now I have one friend that I can talk to about things but she is always busy (single mom) so I only talk to her about once a week and we rarely get together to do anything. My only other "friend" is someone I just met a couple of weeks ago at a support group, so I'm still getting to know her and don't know yet if we will actually become friends or not. I just don't know where to meet people, especially people who don't ask "where do you work?" the second they meet me. Here's how that conversation goes: "Where do you work?"
"I don't work" "Are you a housewife?"
"No" "What do you do for money?"
"I'm on disability" "Why? Are you sick?"
"I have bipolar" "OH" and they give me a wide-eyed stare...then they walk away.
Anyhow, I get what you're saying.
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