I have absolutely no friends

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That's a fair point. Personally I've not yet encountered a book with page texturing I didn't like. Most of my textbooks had a plastic feel to them that I liked, but I can definitely understand someone disliking them as they're quite different to the more traditional papers.

trees are also not exactly easy to be replaced.

but i agree, though.

I agree. I don't mind e-books for certain things. You can fit a lot into a kindle. It's convenient for downloading books instantly, and also carrying your library with you.

But sometimes just having the book there, with all its real physical pages, is better. I grew up reading a lot and I guess I miss that I rarely read real books anymore.



I feel the same way. But I have been told I'm getting better. I keep working on it, but it's mentally exhausting. Thank you, I think you sound like a good person, and I would probably enjoy talking with you as well

This.

Basically how I portray my existence.

Yigeren, are you open for friendships?

Yes.

PM me?

Hi, Yigeren! Feel free to PM me if you ever want to chat about anything!

You can cover them with some soft material you like, i do it

I knew I must have had a lost twin! Nice to meet you sir...

It took me so many years to understand that social interactions are about bonding at an emotional level and establishing hierarchy - the instinctual level.

Long gone are the days when I thought someone asking me about what movies or TV shows I like is actually interested in the answer, while they're just starting the mysterious and complicated social dance where instinct and perception will shape any future relationship and set it in stone. In most cases, those seconds and minutes at the beginning will carry more weight then emotion, reason and any fact proving the first impression might have been wrong.


Yigeren, you're better off without "fair-weather" friends or that mass of acquaintances most people call friends, merely passer-bys in your life, pushed towards you by their own desires, expectations and hopes, or worst case scenario, mere drive to get something from and out of you.

Deep, significant relationships of any kind are rare and precious and they are and will remain the only ones I care for. Such a thing will make you incredibly rich, yet most people aren't willing to pay anything for it.

Here on the forum you come across as a lovely and generous person and I sincerely wish you peace and happiness, by yourself or with the occasional companion

, likewise.

Ah, I notice now, it's a 20 years younger twin, there's still hope for you

I have zip, zero, zilch in the friend department. I actually don't care anymore. I mean, in my younger days we hung around together and such. But, if I don't make any effort to contact people, nobody contacts me at all. I mean for years and years and years......

At my age, just too much effort and I would rather put that time to better use. I have the few people I can call on and trust.....the usual suspects...Mom, Dad, brother, kids, wife.....So, for that, I think I have more than I deserve.

Any chance you live near Denver? It would be so amazing to talk to another female individual who enjoys intelligent conversation. I also have zero friends and honestly cannot stand 90% of the women I meet because of the same reasons you listed. I think other women must sense I'm different than they are despite the fact that I'm pretty high functioning and have my conversation and social interaction skills down pretty well. Or maybe it's just a turn off to them when I start spouting facts about everything like my brain is hooked up to Wikipedia. Hey, sometimes I slip, we all do.

I had a girl-friend of sorts for a while, but trying to keep up my "being social" act with her was exhausting...all she ever wanted to talk about was "hot guys" and TV shows. That sounds so stereotypical but it was true. I read scientific research papers as one of my hobbies, for eff's sake, I don't know what's happening with Real Housewives or whatever.

Anyway your interests match mine quite nicely. So if you ever want to have a conversation with another girl who's well read and intelligent like you, send me a message anytime.

No, I don't live near Denver, I'm east coast. But you can PM me if you want. Although sometimes I suck at conversation, especially online when I use my phone lol.

Other women don't like me either, except for nerdy or artistic types generally. I think I'm too direct perhaps.

I like you, and I'm a woman [sort of].

Thank you. I like you also. You're sort of a woman? What does that mean? Are you a cat?