I want to talk about friends.
I feel like I don’t need or really want friends. I feel immense pressure to make friends and have a social life but honestly when it comes down to it, I don’t really care. I don’t have a lot in common with people, I have nothing to say to them, talking feels exhausting and performative. The only times I feel like having friends is around Christmas time, new years, or when there’s an event or place I want to check out but I can’t do it alone. In these cases it’s more that I like the idea of having someone to do these things with more than having actual friends. This holiday season was very lonely but at the same time it feels like I only felt lonely because it’s seen as pathetic to spend the holidays at home doing the same things that you do every other day of the year.
A bit of context, I’m mid thirties, single, I was lucky to have some really good friends over the years, but due to circumstances we’re scattered all over the world. I’ve moved to a new city about 6 months ago. I haven’t made any friends yet. I tried, but only half-heartedly if I’m honest with myself. I rarely talk with my roommates. the idea of starting over building relationships bores me. I met these wonderful peo
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17F I have a really good life so why do I still feel so bad?
My family adores me, I have good friends, I have always been a #1 student, I have never had any money issues in my life (God my family can afford to pay a private college for me and still live normally) so I don’t understand why I always feel so bad and depressed when some of my friends have worse problems than me
But I just can’t stop crying in the night or feeling empty and how much I’m going to waste my life and end up miserable and I already hate myself and my face and everything about me and even though I go to college it wasn’t in a degree I wanted, and I wanted to have a happy life with a husband and kids but even that idea has been disgusting me and it looks impossible for me
So now I end up pretending I’m happy and just bottling up my feelings when I’m actually depressed for being sad because I have no excuse to feel bad for anything
I hate this
feeling alone, seems like everyone but me is obsessed with sex
for starters i apologize if this doesn't fit the subreddit, i've been trying to figure out the best/most beneficial place to post this. i'm really just looking for insight on why i feel this way. if this breaks any rules please let me know
i often get the feeling that people are obsessed with sex. to me, it feels like most people are constantly thinking about sex and i'm just the only one who doesn't understand. it could be from my lack of sexual experience (though i do have a little), but i just feel a bit put off when people do or talk about sexual things they've done (jokes are fine).
for example, my friend is very much into doing strip shows and has a pole at home that she's been practicing on. when she shows our friend group videos of her performances (nothing big, just small cosplay strip shows at conventions) and when she practices on webcam on her pole at home i just feel annoyed and a little repulsed by her. she is my friend but i also can't let go of this annoying feeling like she's just showing off, yet everyone else is just cheering her on. i know that it's wrong, but i don't understand why i feel this way.
i also can't wrap my head around how most people can sleep with
Damn.
I am a 21-year-old male. Last year, I was dating a 20-year-old girl. After a steady 6–7 months of being in a relationship, she suddenly started ignoring me. Later, I found out from her friends that she was meeting a man around 30 years old, whom she was apparently supposed to marry in the future. She never mentioned him to me.
One day, I confronted them at a cafe. She panicked and told him that I was just her FRIEND. After that, we obviously broke up. She tried to contact me multiple times afterward, but I turned her down every time. They got married last November, and here I am, still thinking about it and crying, wondering what I did wrong.
This was my very first relationship. I am also an overweight guy, and I struggle with social anxiety, which affects me a lot especially when it comes to relationships and self-worth.
P.S. This is my first and last Reddit post.
Cya.
Former roommate asked me if I was interested in getting a new place with her; I don't want to
Reposting with more info if you recognize this post! I lived with this person for two leases in a different building; one when I first moved in and then a renewal. I was pretty much forced to move out in October 2025 because she moved out due to not liking the third roommate. She was the primary leaseholder, and when a leaseholder leaves in that building, everyone has to also. I did have notice of this. It wasn't a last minute thing.
The move caused me so much stress, because I was afraid I wouldn't find a place. So I was getting headaches, etc, and spent so much time touring places that I would have otherwise spent doing other things. I have also paid for a renter's insurance policy, new license, etc. I feel like it wouldn't be in my best interest or make sense to move again so soon.
My current lease is month to month, and the landlord would prefer a year's committment from the tenants. And I'm on the hook for the rent until a replacement moves in. The reason for this is because it's out of respect to the other tenants. The lease is ongoing, so someone has to pay it. No one wants to pay for someone else.
The person asking if I'm interested did ask me a few days ago if I was inter
feeling alone, seems like everyone but me is obsessed with sex
for starters i apologize if this doesn't fit the subreddit, i've been trying to figure out the best/most beneficial place to post this. i'm really just looking for insight on why i feel this way. if this breaks any rules please let me know
i often get the feeling that people are obsessed with sex. to me, it feels like most people are constantly thinking about sex and i'm just the only one who doesn't understand. it could be from my lack of sexual experience (though i do have a little), but i just feel a bit put off when people do or talk about sexual things they've done (jokes are fine).
for example, my friend is very much into doing strip shows and has a pole at home that she's been practicing on. when she shows our friend group videos of her performances (nothing big, just small cosplay strip shows at conventions) and when she practices on webcam on her pole at home i just feel annoyed and a little repulsed by her. she is my friend but i also can't let go of this annoying feeling like she's just showing off, yet everyone else is just cheering her on. i know that it's wrong, but i don't understand why i feel this way.
i also can't wrap my head around how most people can sleep with
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It made me wonder what small, ordinary thing you didn’t realize you’d miss until it became part of your daily rhythm. Or something that used to feel boring but now feels comforting. Curious what other people notice about their own routines.
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