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Originally Posted by will19
I'm sorry to hear about this. To me it sounded like tennis was a good thing. Do you prefer to be all alone? Would you want to have a good friend? If you like to have a friend, was there someone at tennis you could have connected with?
I spend a lot of time alone myself. When I was younger, it really got on my nerves to be alone. But now, I have been alone so long that it doesn't phase me anymore. But still I would like to have some kind of companionship. That's just me anyways.
I hear you about losing interest in tennis. I have not been involved in any sports in a very long time. Though I keep in shape with bike riding, walking, and working out. There are times when I feel like I'm losing interest in working out and bike riding. With working out, it's hard work and sometimes I get hurt. In bike riding there's anxiety about getting a flat tire or breaking down a long way from home. But I feel like those two things are important to me.
I wish for the best for you. Hope your cold gets better!
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Thanks for your comments. I did the gym for many years but grew bored as I did not talk with anyone and did not get the results that I wanted - it did not make me more attractive in the eyes of others. Did bike riding for a while too. Where I live, it's seasonal. Currently, it's too cold. My metabolism is not healthy enough to exercise in the cold.
I had a tennis buddy - best friend for many years. He got depressed and drank himself to death. Towards the end he got demanding and verbally abusive - I had to end the friendship. Since then - that was at least 10 years ago - I have had no friends. I face a lot of discrimination for being old. My body does not hold up well and I am very stiff and sore after playing tennis thanks to arthritis. I am trying to get fitter and lose some weight. But, my tennis playing is now bad. The game has changed - it's a power game and I was always short on that. I don't see much of a future for me in tennis because I can't keep up with the other players. Yet, I also can't seem to come up with other interests. That's the problem.