Honesty: Making new friends as an adult

Making new friends as an adult can be challenging. Many adults face this issue. As a human I need human connection. I sometimes feel very isolated. It impacts mental health sometimes. My old friends (my gay guy friend) have moved on to new friendships.

I find it challenging because many people I know have kids and they are extremely busy. I do not have kids. Another problem I come across when I try to make friends with new people of the opposite gender is that they mistake it for romantic interest. I just want to hang out and catch up with people (once in a few weeks). Then there is the race and religion problem where people like to only make friends with certain people. I am not like that. I met some nice girls in my dance class. I do not like to make friends through religion because that feels very cult like. I do not want to join a cult. Also, friendships are hard to develop when many people do not respect boundaries.

I went through a very bad phase in the past for a some years where I was in a bad situation. One constable, a few health care workers and a few people know and were very concerned for my well-being. I could not focus on human connection with people during that time. I do not wish to talk about it. I have come to terms with it and moved on.

I am ready to make more connections with people. As I am working on improving my life, I feel more open to friendships.

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Suzzie Friends May 24, 2025 at 3:58 pm 0 0