Do you have desires for friendships?

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I am married, and I do miss dh when we apart for long. I want him to be home and around me, but I do not want to be together like too much. I prefer to be in the same location but not together. Anywho, in general I have no desire, no longing for friendships with anyone else. I like the internet and forums so much though!

My next door neighbor texted me and told me that I was her best friend and that she likes me very much. I was very bothered by this comment; I was speechless. I became sad because I almost cannot lie (I know it's physically possible), like I maybe have lied 3 times in my lifetime. I did not feel the same way reciprocally towards her.
She is convenient to me. When I feel I SHOULD have overdue social interaction, I go to her to talk. I told her she was my best friend too. I cringed, I lied. I didn't want to say that, but I did. I feel sad because I feel I should feel the way she does. I should desire social interactions.

Side note: I have no diagnosis nor do I desire a label of any sort
Do you guys feel the same way about people and friendships?

I myself often find direct social interaction a bit fatiguing in places in which there is abundant sensory input,lots of noise,sights,smells,though I find them rather enjoyable in ideal conditions,provided of course the conversations are meaningful,I would say its much the same for friendships,though I don't mind superficial friendships but I find them a pain to maintain outside indirect communication mediums.I also hate not being honest to people as it does not seem fair to me to give people false expectations or ideals,though I have lied to people,especially when I was younger and they were for the most foolish of reasons... now though I endeavor to be honest with people,I find it tireing to pretend to be something I'm not,still I certainly don't like to upset people and have lied before to avoid that in the past,but I find it best to be honest and polite to avoid false expectations and hate it when I lie to people.If I found myself in your situation I might say,"Thank you so much for your kindness"as I would appreciate the sentiment even if I did not feel the exact same way,thus I would not be lieing as I really would appreciate the sentiment without causing offense by saying I don't feel the same way.Ultimately though friendships are intentional,a matter of mutual choice on both persons part,feelings come and go.

I don't have any friends but I want them. However, after an hour of talking I've usually had enough.

I do want friendships in theory, but in practice I just want to be left alone.

I'd like some more friends. But I can also do without them.
Though it's good to at least have one good friend.
I like social interaction as long as it's in a more controlled fashion, like when meeting up just to hang out, not when I have to go somewhere and socialize.

I would like friends. But I have none.

I want friendships so long as they're on my terms.

I get worn out if I'm in a social situation for long but I wouldn't mind having a friend I could hang out with & do stuff with occasionally. I've been living with my girlfriend for 3 years now & I love being around her & don't really get drained from it.

I am gonna be honest, I have two friends who I basically i have a lot of control over because of the way they are. and I both find sadistic pleasure and hate it at the same time. its like I say, they do. and they have like no sense of choice themselves. its drives me nuts. I say, hey wanna go to the movies, they are like yea! so I am like what do you wanna watch. there like, dunno what do you wanna watch? and no matter what I say it will be a yes. if I say I Don't know its "ah well when you find out tell me.

I'm ok without friends.

OP, so glad you posted this. I was just thinking about the same and can relate deeply to what you said about having no desire or longing for friendships. (It's remarkable to have a need for connection over...well, a lack of connection, but there it is!)

It makes me deeply uncomfortable when people consider me their friend and solicit my company, advice, chatting, etc., and though I can do it, the whole time feels like an act, like a big lie of a performance, and I'm so relieved and pleased when I am alone again. I don't gain any pleasure or enjoyment out of the socializing and count down the minutes until it's over and I can relax and stop pretending to be normal again. I do it because it is easier to deal with than the concern I receive when I achieve more complete solitude/isolation, even though that is where I am happiest/most comfortable! I've never been able to understand why it is so difficult for many people to understand this.

The internet is also a very different experience for me. I've made several online friendships that I gain value and enjoyment from.

It's difficult for me to understand the longing for human friendships but I know that most with Asperger's do experience it.

I really want to have friendship with a male even though I'm not sure if it's possible.

Not really, no.


Friends tend to be either demanding or distance. Sometimes both at different times when the mood takes them. I can never figure out what people want, so have learned to avoid getting myself into those situations. If people ask me to do something social, I either claim a prior engagement (true or not) or if I have to go I disappear as soon as possible. Whatever questions I have to answer later are far easier to deal with than having to deal with many people at once.

I've learned simply because it's much easier that way.

I want to have friends so badly. Fictional characters feel like friends to me, and I want friends in real life just like that. But I'm too shy. Urgh, why must my mind restrict me?

Yes, but not too many and of a very specific type. I prefer close friendships with one or two people I can relax around. It's very rare I encounter someone I feel that comfortable with, so I often end up feeling alone. At the moment I have a lot of acquaintances that I see through university and work, but there's only one person I feel I can connect with - and she's always so busy I barely get to see her.