How do I make friends?
So, I homeschool, I do go to church and have a job and go to a co-op (homeschool group that's once a week with other homeschoolers, you do around 3-4 classes) but my job only has like 6 other coworkers that are not good people, at church all the teenagers are bigoted and conservative and I have nothing in common with them, and co-op only has 17 people in 7th-12th grade and they're all bigoted conservative I have nothing in common with
Online I find it hard to make friends as well, idk how, I'm just so lonely
Hey Alex,
We met earlier in the community room. I’m not great at making friends. I literally have two, but I know how they make friends.
Is there a club you can join? Or a sport? That’s often a good place to start for making friends. I know it’s hard to make friends as a teenager, but if you get talking to people, it can help.
If that isn’t an option, get online. Do you play video games or are you involved in online forums and chat rooms? Often times if you connect with people through those, you’ll meet some pretty cool people, even if they live in other parts of the world. My Sunday is reserved for talking to my internet friends through texting or video chats.
I hope this helps. Keep trying your best each day. I believe in you.
@Deebsjr Sorry for late reply, I just saw this
No currently I can't join any club or sports, and tbh I'm really not into sports anyways, and I don't have time, my parents don't have time, and it costs a lot of money
Online? I don't play video a games, and do not use forums, I used to use a website for servers and channels just for venting and nothing else but recently I've been venting to much apparently even if I was venting in the venting channels only, and I had no online friends except for one who recently has been ignoring my messages and seems upset with me for these past 2 months, so I am trying to take a break from that website
I don't talk on any websites but here, and I can't call people here of become good friends with them, so I'm alone
@Deebsjr I meant now I don't talk on any websites but here, and I meant "or" instead of "of"
Oh, well in that case you just find a website you like and start the ball rolling. Connect with people. Do some ice breakers. Have a list of things you are willing to talk about with strangers. Try to save anything heavy for once you know everyone a bit better. I usually end up joining in on debates because I will literally argue anything with anyone, but that’s just me. It may take a bit of experimenting, but once you find something that works for you, it’ll be pretty smooth.
@Deebsjr But I always end up venting, I tried joining a online server for neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ people, but I ended up venting, even if it was light, I mentioned how I don't like my coworkers and made people uncomfy, I always end up saying something negative
@alex2316 hi Alex ❤ sorry you have a hard time making friends. My outside cups friends are a grand total of 0😎 but don't give up there are millions of awsom e people in this world. And yeah, the group chats here are great for making friends ❤ good luck with everything ❤❤ hugs you ❤
@Tinywhisper11 But people on here don't feel like real friends, I can't call them, I can't give them my social media accounts so we stay in touch, I feel like I want friends to be really close with and call and stuff
@alex2316 I'm sorry sweetie ❤ I don't know what to say to comfort you, so I'm just gonna give you a giant tiny hug ❤❤ squeezes you tightly. Your still very young, hopefully the next few years will bring more opportunities for you to socialize in different group settings, don't give up ok? You'll be a adult soon, so hopefully more places and ways to socialize. And till then you have us ❤ we care about you here ❤
- @Tinywhisper11 Thank you, sorry if I sounded rude, I do appreciate the support on here, it's better than nothing
@alex2316 you weren't being rude ❤ your free to be you here. I'm just not always sure what to say to help. But I'm good at giving giant tiny hugs😁 squeezes you tightly
