I'm 22 and don't want to meet my "friends"?
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Do you believe in yourself or not? Seems you're quite comfortable with who you are, so why should you care what others, especially people you say you have nothing in common with, think of you?\n\nIf you don't go, you're just sorta proving to them that their opinion about you is right. It isn't like you've to continue seein them or anythin, it's just one night. So go, brace yourself for some bitchy comments, but keep your smile in place....have fun, and return to your life after that.
931824
You're never too old to find a social circle. The same thing happened to me. I found new friends at work, church, and in my neighborhood. Don't have a negative attitude. Perk up & be positive & start talking to people.
1031191
Nothing wrong with that at all.  I have not had a best friends since school either, I have a lot of friends that I am close to and who I see in groups or as individuals, if I need to talk I talk to my b/f or my mother, I think you are perfectly normal!  I don't think there is any right or wrong way to make friends, as we get older we have less time to spend with friends, especially if you have kids so it is hard to devote enough time to people to get that close very quickly, sometimes friendships take years to develop, be there for the friends you have when they need you and bonds you already have may deepen into a closer friendship.
527635
I would say best bet at that age is find friends that you have now that are in college, the age you are looking for, and go that route.  There is no reason you should go the on-line route at this age, especially considering how creepy it could be.  I am 22 and made most of my best friends in college, but you don't have to make friends by going to college.  I made a good portion of my friends from meeting friends of friends in other colleges.  You are in a lucky portion of your life where you can find large masses of people your age in a single location:  which are colleges.
710458
Hello from New Zealand:)\n\nLet nature take its course. Perhaps you are trying to hard. There is no time or age limit on when Mr or Mrs right appears in your life. You know the saying...You never know what is around the corner! You can give yourself a helping hand...mix with people with your own set of morals and interests...be adventurous and do things you have never done before..travelling to interesting places( NOT the Costa Brava etc. ) Go off the beaten path. Your options are limited only by yourself. Let yourself become FREE!\nAll the best ! Kind regards.Why would you want, and in fact it would be impossible to be to be friends(?)  with anyone with those traits you hate!! Don't sell yourself short my friend. God Bless
547452
tell them that the people on your buddy list will only be your friends and you will only talk to them. Say that you will not talk  to any strangers and tell them that they can check on the things that you say. And tell them if they ever caught you at all misusing it that they could take it away.
190185
you have matured and outgrown your friends. cool. now see them as they are in their stage of development, nurture them, be a positive exampe and accept them without talking about them. you are on your way.
66149
How old are your friends?  Being 13, your parents feel that you are much too young to be going out. If you really want to and as long as your friends are girls, maybe you could ask one of your parents to come along to chaperone.  Or maybe have one of their parents come along.  If they agree to do this, maybe after a while they may be willing to let you go alone with your friends. But remember, you must never break your trust with your parents. They are just concerned about your welfare.  Just so you know, I am a 49 year old parent and grandparent and I was just as concerned about my kids when they were growing up. Should you choose this advice, copy this and show it to your parents.  I'm sure they would agree if you had an adult parent going along with you and your friends as a chaperone.  They don't want to see you get in trouble which is very easy as a kid.  Good luck
996292
Stop trying to make them get along and don't hang out with them at the same time.\nThey probably don't like the idea of having to share you.
157655
Stop calling them your 'old friends' and begin refering to them as what they actually are?\n\nNah, that'd be rude, and you don't want to be that way too, do you?\n\nTough situation, kid. Perhaps they just weren't really good friends to begin with, and you'll just need to cut your losses now and develop meaningful, healthy relationships with your new peers.
265891
u shouldnt come here to make friends, u could end up makin friends with the wrong kinda people and ya know wat i mean(50yr old child molesters)eww
818918
Sounds like there is alot more to the problem then u r saying but i can understand u not wanting to go into it. I have a problem with trust and i tend only to befriend my family i have no friends either but choose not to cause down the track they will only stab u in the back. Good luck.
16559
Don't deal with it.. Get a new friend.. If they think that you are jelious then they are really not a friend at all.
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20 yrs and counting...3 years ago, and I don't know where I'd be if I hadn't made that friend!!\nI don't think that it's much more difficult to make friends as you age but that friendship takes on a different role. When you are younger, you have more time to play and hang out but as you age priorities take on a different meaning. It's not so much about fitting in or being accepted but paying bills and dating and children or work and career and its really difficult to step out of that groove and invite someone into your personal space or trying to tap into someone's  list of things to do... It's unfortunate-I really do think that friendship should have as much importance in the lives of 30 year olds as it does in the lives of 13 year olds but that is how it is (and I think it does-it just manifests itself in a different way-a quick phone call instead of a walk or a 1/2 hr coffee instead of an evening out drinking)...I have also noticed this-As you age (well into late life, seniors, old foggies) there seems to be a very high networking of friends (ladies quilting, men playing chess). So, not to worry, there will your later years when people are surrounded by their "senior buddies".
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You break a introvert with a 2x4!!  Come on! if you dont being around people (or dislike people all together), then why are you so compelled to fall in line with peole that are not like you?  Your confidence has little to do with you wanting to mingle. Trust me, had I a real choice in the matter, I would live so  far in the wilderness that it would take a plane to get to work every day if I had the choice, but its my JOB to interact with people. when the day is done, i want to be left the f... alone!! Take up a hobby that you can do alone yet meet others, like fishing, biking or mountian climbing. \nJoin a Sci fi fan club or RPG group or something. And if you do, make sure its OFFLINE! Stop hiding behind your monitors screen, that'll help a great deal.\n\n There has to be a row of coming of age movies made over the past 50 years that cover the topic of some geeky kid doing all he or she can to mingle with the "in" crowd... rent, look and learn.Dont quit being who you are for the sake of being a part of the crowd.
175643
open your yahoo massanger and search ... you will get so many.. you dont want to meet them ??
265745
You know what?  You might be doing what I did a few years ago.  Unknowingly, habitually, putting off a judgmental aire.  Maybe it's a defense mechanism, maybe you really don't like many people.  I sure don't sometimes.  Whatever it is, I'll tell you this, if you make a concerted effort to put yourself out there, be willing to talk to anyone that talks to you, always use humor, find something interesting about everyone--because everyone has something, and loosen up, then people will flow your way.\n\nAbout 10 years ago, a little after college, I thought, man, what I'm doing ain't working.  So I thought, try pretending to be someone else, someone not shy, awkward or stand-offish.  In other words, if that's what gets you jump-started to opening up to new situations, people and things, then do it.  Go to different places than you usually do, take some fun class at a community college, or recreation center, volunteer somewhere.  Who cares--just take yourself out of your normal patterns, shake things up a bit!!  It'll be fun and you'll see it's worth it when people are drawn to you.  And the people you first meet might not be the great friends of your future, but everyone has an effect on everyone else and they may lead you to the place and people made for you!\n\nSince I tried it, I got 4 new, life-long friends and a husband and 2 cutie-pie little kids!  Worked for me!!\n\nMuch luck!!