Topic : Difficulty Forming Friendships

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Do you have difficulty making or finding friends? Meet others like you and share your story.

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March 7, 2007, 12:46 pm PST

Difficulty Forming Friendships

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I moved to a different state almost 2 years ago, and since then, I haven't been able to make many friends. I did make one friend, but I ended it. I don't know if it was because I didn't really want to be her friend or if I was pushing away a friendship. Even before I moved, I couldn't get really close to people. I had a best friend for 10 years, who ended up treating me badly on many occasions, so I ended that friendship. It seems like since then, I can't let anyone in. I have tried, but I can't open up and be myself. I worry when meeting new people, that they might not like me. I also can't let the friends that I have get too close to me. Everyone says that it's because I don't have enough confidence in myself and I shouldn't worry what other people think. Well, that sounds like a great idea but it's easier said than done. I just can't put down that wall, no matter how hard I try.

You might be scared to relive the painful hurt of betrayal... I have had friends betraying me on many occasions...  And I hurt so bad during the grieving process.  For a while, I was like you.. scared of getting close to anyone because I did not trust myself.  I was afrait that I was going to make the wrong choice again and let someone hurt me again.  BUT..

 

What I have learned is that once you have hurt like that... your radar for wrongful relationships is way up.  And you have a better judgement for choosing.  Maybe you ended that last friendship was a good thing because you felt like it was not satisfying for you... 

 

Don't put so much pressure on yourself...  Try to enjoy people's company without getting too involved with them at first...  and let the relationships develop by themselves.  Try to take some class of hobbies that you like.  Smile at people...  You will attract good people.

 

And if you don't feel like talking to people for a while and if this is making you happy...  Do it.  Enjoy that peaceful moment.

 

Life is constantly changing and elements are in constant movements... your life will change at every minute bringing you knew people.... and if you want... good people.

 
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March 14, 2007, 10:43 pm PDT

I don't know what the problem is...

Hello, my name is Mark. I’m 16. When I was younger my self-esteem was incredibly low. But since then my grades in school have sky rocketed, I lost a ton of weight and I’m looking a lot better than I used to. Confidence is not even an issue with me anymore. I’m shy, but I’m not so shy that I can’t strike up a random person. Yet, I’m still having trouble making friends. This was never really an issue for me as at my old schools I always had one or two childhood friends in the same class as me, so I never really needed to make new friends, but now I’m going to a brand new school and I’m beginning to feel lonely.

 

What really depresses me is that I tried incredibly hard to make a new friend this past quarter. I picked out this new girl who was always sitting by herself. I talked to her everyday, helped her with her homework a couple times, and as far I can tell I was very friendly, but she made some other friends and has pretty much ignored me since.

 

I don't know what I'm doing wrong...

 
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March 29, 2007, 8:44 pm PDT

Hi Mark!

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Hello, my name is Mark. Im 16. When I was younger my self-esteem was incredibly low. But since then my grades in school have sky rocketed, I lost a ton of weight and Im looking a lot better than I used to. Confidence is not even an issue with me anymore. Im shy, but Im not so shy that I cant strike up a random person. Yet, Im still having trouble making friends. This was never really an issue for me as at my old schools I always had one or two childhood friends in the same class as me, so I never really needed to make new friends, but now Im going to a brand new school and Im beginning to feel lonely.

 

What really depresses me is that I tried incredibly hard to make a new friend this past quarter. I picked out this new girl who was always sitting by herself. I talked to her everyday, helped her with her homework a couple times, and as far I can tell I was very friendly, but she made some other friends and has pretty much ignored me since.

 

I don't know what I'm doing wrong...

High School years are tough. I know what it's like to be in a new school. I went to high school in a very small town where everyone knew everyone else. Then when I went to college 200 miles from home I didn't know a single person.

 

Maybe try joining a club or after school activity. Or one great way to meet people is to volunteer. Find something that you like, that you are interested in. If you like animals go offer to walk dogs at the local animal shelter.

 

Try to find people who share your intrests.  

 
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March 30, 2007, 1:35 am PDT

tearing down walls

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I moved to a different state almost 2 years ago, and since then, I haven't been able to make many friends. I did make one friend, but I ended it. I don't know if it was because I didn't really want to be her friend or if I was pushing away a friendship. Even before I moved, I couldn't get really close to people. I had a best friend for 10 years, who ended up treating me badly on many occasions, so I ended that friendship. It seems like since then, I can't let anyone in. I have tried, but I can't open up and be myself. I worry when meeting new people, that they might not like me. I also can't let the friends that I have get too close to me. Everyone says that it's because I don't have enough confidence in myself and I shouldn't worry what other people think. Well, that sounds like a great idea but it's easier said than done. I just can't put down that wall, no matter how hard I try.

i like to under stand it more better rose cuse  i think its about just meeting the right person not u in my eyes a friend is some one who will do anything for u and treat u right  i would like to be yur friend to try to open yur eyes up maybe

 

 
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March 30, 2007, 8:53 am PDT

Scared of making friends

Dear everyone

 

My name is Tanja and I need some advice. Most of my life my family has been moving from country to country and I have been changing schools in the process. Now we have finaly come to my original birth country and we are here to stay. This is where my problem starts at all the schools Ive been to I have been treated as an outcast and have had only 1 friend or none in each school and after moving I get hurt emothionaly. Now here in finland I am having trouble making friends because Im afraid that oneday I might lose them. In my mind I know my family will no longer move now that my parents are devorsed and my father who was a diplomate is in another country. Im also somewhat shy and dont talk much which makes my problem worse. Can anyone tell me how to get over this fear of making friends and geting hurt by losing them?

 
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April 3, 2007, 1:57 pm PDT

Hi I have the similiar problem...

Seems, I'm happy one day I met some friends..I even would go out of my way, and drive hundreds of miles, just to meet them....and it always seems, they're there for the moment...but, then it all disappears...why is that?  someone, told me that sometimes friendships are just like that...they are there for a certain time in one's life...but, I just don't get it, I mean I don't want it to be just a moment in time, then it's lost...so, to me, I get afraid of striking up conversations to which it seems, they would like to go out for lunch, etc. etc...It TO ME takes effort in being a friend, a good friend, just for it to turn out this way...is too hard...but, to me, it always turns out this way...I am lucky though, I've had 1 friend for over 30 yrs..I guess, theyr'e right when they say IF ONE has only 1 good friend, they should count themselves lucky....   Dee
 
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April 6, 2007, 3:23 am PDT

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Seems, I'm happy one day I met some friends..I even would go out of my way, and drive hundreds of miles, just to meet them....and it always seems, they're there for the moment...but, then it all disappears...why is that?  someone, told me that sometimes friendships are just like that...they are there for a certain time in one's life...but, I just don't get it, I mean I don't want it to be just a moment in time, then it's lost...so, to me, I get afraid of striking up conversations to which it seems, they would like to go out for lunch, etc. etc...It TO ME takes effort in being a friend, a good friend, just for it to turn out this way...is too hard...but, to me, it always turns out this way...I am lucky though, I've had 1 friend for over 30 yrs..I guess, theyr'e right when they say IF ONE has only 1 good friend, they should count themselves lucky....   Dee

Dee

Hi, Yes one friend is better than none. I feel like I'm a friendly person, yet I don't have any real friends. I thought I did. At a time in my life I gave up drugs for Jesus. All the people I thought were my friends sure got away quick when I did that. I have had the same happen that friends come and go out of my life. It's like for a season we were close....then our paths went different ways. Even at Church. My husband is my best friend, then my horse. I have a few family members that I talk to. But it's mostly one sided. Only one lives close and still we don't go out to lunch!  I'm new to this neighborhood and the lady across the street took me and her two teenage daughters out to lunch recently. I couldn't remember the last time that happened maybe 11  years.  mb

 
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April 6, 2007, 8:18 pm PDT

An Good Friendship broken

Hi there,

  

  Back in August of 2006, I've met this woman from work. She was interested in me and I was intersted in her. When we first start out being friends, everything was quite lovely between us. When I ask her for anything, if she have it she will give. She is the only one, other than school buddies, that actually pay for dinner. We usually take turns paying for each other dinners. Like I say, everything was going well until Christmas Day. I ask her can I meet you at your house and give your gift there; she refuses to go that route and suggested that we just meet half way to exchange gifts. She say that it was okay to meet her in front of her house but she will not be able to let me in.  I was quite disappointed about her decision but I decided to go by her decision. We decided to meet half way. She told me from the beginning that she would let me know if she wanted to invite me to her house (she currently staying with her mother). I think that by knowing her for 4 months at the time that she would allow me to see her family; her family had wanted to see me on Christmas Day. I had invite her to my house, but she refuses to come. Since Christmas Day, our friendship had gone downhill. In January, our friendship started to improve a little. Me and her decided to work towards an serious relationship. On that same day, me and her had taken pictures together at the portrait studio in Wal-Mart. It was going along well until that next week when I wanted to pick her up from her house (not to come into her house) and take her out to dinner. Mind you she told me on Christmas Day that it was okay to meet her at the front of her house. She told me the day before that she didn't have too much gas money to meet me. So I decided to offer her a ride from her house, she refuses to let me come to her house. The next day, we was arguing on the phone because I had complained about not coming in or outside her house. I tried to calm her down, but she told me to "GO TO HELL". She supposed to be an christian. She apologized the next day for her behavior. A month after that day, we met at the Wal-Mart studio and pick up our pictures. I told her that we should just be friends at the moment, she agrees; but a week later she wanted me to cut herself from the pictures that we taken together. She told me that she didn't feel comfortable with me having a picture of her. I decided to respect her decision by doing that. She told me that she loved me and I told her the same. Me and her have not spoken to each other about two months. I liked her but she have some ways that I couldn't go with. She didn't want me to come to her house, she didn't want me to go to church with her, she didn't want to go to concerts or banquets with me, and she didn't want me to introduced her to my co-workers. She told me that she had others stalking her when she allow others to come into her house; but I believe that we know each other long enough to go that route. I still think about her though, do you think that I should talk to her or continue to move on with my life? We was friends for 6 months.

 

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April 8, 2007, 10:26 am PDT

Where to find friends?

Hi,

 

I'm glad to see the issue of how to "keep" friends etc.. on this message board. I've had an extreme problem keeping friends and find that I keep getting stabbed in the back by people who I had considered to be valued friends. It keeps happening again and again. To give you an example, I recently had a great friendship with "Bonnie" (not her real name). We had a lot in common and she would phone me often and I would do the same and we could talk about anything. Many times, Bonnie would say that she was so glad that she met me and that I was her closest friend. Then, like all other friendships, I found out that she was talking garbage about me to other people. And then, she opened a web store with all of the products and ideas that I shared with her during the 2 years of our "friendship".

I'm having a really difficult time understand why people do this! I mean, why go through all of the time and trouble to build a relationship with someone, when all they do is stab me in the back? I've just had soooo many of them. Even at my wedding, my maid of honor, made passes at my husband (she thought I was not around, but I did see this and hear it with my own eyes and ears!!). That friendship had been going on for over 6 years. This is the basic scenario for me and I wondered if others felt this way as well. I am friendless now and am beginning to think that I'm not doing something right, or that I'm meant to not have friends!.

I would sincerely appreciate any responses. Thank you so much for listening.

 

Warmest Regards,

Robin

 

 
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April 10, 2007, 5:10 am PDT

Difficulty Forming Friendships

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Hi,

 

I'm glad to see the issue of how to "keep" friends etc.. on this message board. I've had an extreme problem keeping friends and find that I keep getting stabbed in the back by people who I had considered to be valued friends. It keeps happening again and again. To give you an example, I recently had a great friendship with "Bonnie" (not her real name). We had a lot in common and she would phone me often and I would do the same and we could talk about anything. Many times, Bonnie would say that she was so glad that she met me and that I was her closest friend. Then, like all other friendships, I found out that she was talking garbage about me to other people. And then, she opened a web store with all of the products and ideas that I shared with her during the 2 years of our "friendship".

I'm having a really difficult time understand why people do this! I mean, why go through all of the time and trouble to build a relationship with someone, when all they do is stab me in the back? I've just had soooo many of them. Even at my wedding, my maid of honor, made passes at my husband (she thought I was not around, but I did see this and hear it with my own eyes and ears!!). That friendship had been going on for over 6 years. This is the basic scenario for me and I wondered if others felt this way as well. I am friendless now and am beginning to think that I'm not doing something right, or that I'm meant to not have friends!.

I would sincerely appreciate any responses. Thank you so much for listening.

 

Warmest Regards,

Robin

 

Your not alone. I'm friendless. I never seem to get past aquaintance. I'm nice , friendly and all.My 16 yrold  son says I'm too picky.                 mb
 

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