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Originally Posted by sph123
I have been trying to do some activities, but haven't made any new friends through these activities. When I was younger, it was easy to make friends who were also interested in staying friends. These days it has become out-of-sight, out-of-mind. I have lots of acquaintances which makes the loneliness worse.
I just don't even know what interests me to be honest. It sounds cliche, but I have lost interest in almost everything, everything except my dogs. And I just prefer the company of my dogs rather than socializing with my dogs with other people.
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I so understand. I have lots of numbers in my phone, but outside of family, no one calls. Seems I'm always the one making the effort to reach out. It's discouraging. I don't meet anyone when I go out by myself either, but I don't want to be lonely for the rest of my life, so I need to do something other than sit home alone. Last week I sat in the park and read a book. It was good to be out the house for a while. Think of it as doing something for you. If you meet a friend in the process then that would be an added bonus.
TheOriginalMe, I thought I was the only one who thought like that. When I got to 40, I rationalized it like that too, so the yearning wouldn't be so bad. It helped. Now and then, I wonder what it would've been like to have a child, but I don't dwell on it and I'm not sad about it.