[labyrinth572]

Does anyone else watch tv shows that involve a strong friend group, because you lack one in real life? I find that often this is the case. Even if I don't particularly enjoy the show, if there is a strong friend group central to the story, when I'm feeling lonely I will watch endless episodes of that show.
I start to identify with the characters, and then begin to long for the kind of friendships they seem to have: A consistent, close group of five or six people. The crazy thing about this is that now I'm longing for something that was created as a sitcom template. The six-person friend group may not even be plausible in real life. Everyone has such busy differing schedules, who has the time to get together regularly with the same group of people?
But I want that all the same. And yet, the few friends I have now are all disconnected. I have no idea how to even begin such a group.
I guess one way would be to make work friends... but I feel like that could really backfire, especially when you need an escape from work.

[kim_johnson]

Time constraints mean that you need to find your friends where you hang out... Either at work (since you hang out there a lot) or at home (e.g., by sharing a house with a number of people, maybe in an apartment etc where you have similar demographic neighbors)...

Otherwise based on hobby. Sports. Or perhaps a local hang-out like a cafe or a bar. Go there a lot... Start to get to know regulars.

[BLUEDOVE]

Try meetups.com,they are world wide,so you'll see
what goes on in your area,and the kind of people
who attend.

[avlady]

I know what you mean, i was addicted to Friends tv show i still watch it sometimes.

Originally Posted by avlady

I know what you mean, i was addicted to Friends tv show i still watch it sometimes.

i cried during the last episode of that show

wish it was still being made

anyway for me, it's a case of wanting to be their with the person/ or people

so if say the people from family guy went camping, i'd like to think i had a role their too and i was doing something to help

[SolDeNoche]

That's interesting...I've been watching a lot of sitcoms that focus on the married couple, especially since my husband passed away last year [we had no kids and no friends to speak of]. So, I guess I'm trying to recapture that feeling of being married.

[Koko2]

The sitcom Cheers was designed for this kind of sentiment. I don't watch it much anymore though since I don't really like any of the characters except Frasier.

[*Laurie*]

I have real life close friends and have had them all of my life. I also truly enjoy certain TV shows and spend time watching those shows. I find that sometimes TV can help me feel calmer. If TV is helpful to you, I say enjoy!