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4 years later, I think that things are getting even worse. I'm not sure if it's just me and my girlfriend (she has the same issues) or if it affects more people.
I try to follow up with my friends (since we rarely meet in person), ask them what's up, be interested in their lives, and support them.
What do I get in return? Not much. Short answers, unsatisfying conversations, and little no to interest in my life.
I send a message sending something on my mind or what happened to me and all I get in return is a F*cking reaction. I now have much better conversations, if not entire relationships, with my language teachers than with all four of my childhood friends. I honestly think that I get more empathy and interest from store clerks I befriended last year in Greece than from my friends I've known for 20-30 years.
My girlfriend has the exact same problem with her friends but she thankfully made a new friend (and that friend has shared that she has the exact same problem with other people).
I stopped investing time and energy into such relationships.
Then people wonder why they're lonely and the world is getting more and more dystopian and socially inept.
I try to follow up with my friends (since we rarely meet in person), ask them what's up, be interested in their lives, and support them.
What do I get in return? Not much. Short answers, unsatisfying conversations, and little no to interest in my life.
I send a message sending something on my mind or what happened to me and all I get in return is a F*cking reaction. I now have much better conversations, if not entire relationships, with my language teachers than with all four of my childhood friends. I honestly think that I get more empathy and interest from store clerks I befriended last year in Greece than from my friends I've known for 20-30 years.
My girlfriend has the exact same problem with her friends but she thankfully made a new friend (and that friend has shared that she has the exact same problem with other people).
I stopped investing time and energy into such relationships.
Then people wonder why they're lonely and the world is getting more and more dystopian and socially inept.
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