Am I the only one or is this normal? I feel as if I do not have any friends. I did not make lasting friendships in high school or college.?

Its nice to know that you are not the only one having that particular problem. ... Why can't we have long term lasting friends. ... "No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent" Eleanor Roosevelt. "If ... . Although there were a number of high school students and college students (including ...

It sounds like the girls from college did not make you happy or healthy- so why ... And, for what its worth, I have one childhood friend, one high school friend, and ... It's just easier to make friends where you are, and if you don't feel bad about ... I feel like this is completely normal, and if it's not,...

She literally did not ask a single question about me because she ... the biggest obstacles to finding lasting friendships as you get older. ... .. Glad to read I'm not the only one that goes through stuff like this! ... . I co-sign all the advice in this thread :) And any place you can frequent on a regular will increa...

I also don't feel like going out and making new friends. ... Do you see me ever living a remotely normal life or am I essentially damaged goods? ... Chance meetings with the right people can result in lasting friendships. ... I feel as if I must have known, in school, someone whose life is now similar to yours.

I tried to ask a couple of guys to lunch, and they didn't seem keen on it. ... For a datapoint, I'm a male and I don't have any close female friends, except for exes. ... to an all-girls' school for a while and for me it can be refreshing to get a ... I have some single male friends, but if a guy doesn't want to hang...

There are many reasons why someone would have no friends and it's more common than you might think. ... Then, in high school and into college I had some best friends that I ended up dumping ... I am an only child and sometimes just feel very alone. ... .. Even if they don't like you at first they will soon get to know you.

No, it's more that I'm tired of feeling like I'm on their B list, and they don't have a clue. ... . from a school for learning difficulties, and was ready for a “regular” school. ... .. The friends that did have kids around the same time, even though didnot live ... . or lasting, no one who was ever there for me when I nee...

I believe that I definitely am open to friendship, but I have yet to come across a ... . I don't know if it's realistic to just wait and see if I'll get friends. ... . I've always heard stories about how your college friends will stick with you the rest of your life etc. ... In high school I had no trouble making friends, ...

Less time hanging out, more time working to get ahead in life. ... the majority of your high school friendships will fall by the wayside once you're no ... I'm just as close with my friends from school as I was then, if not closer (due to ... I keep in touch with a few friends, one of em is in college, but stops in to visit ...

Don't be afraid to try and strengthen a weak friendship or build a new one. ... make new friends, and date, but I really thought I was just incapable of doing it. ... What was the point of living if I didn't have anyone to share my life with? ... . The only time I am social is when I am at work, and even then, I always feel awkwa...