r/lonely 3d ago

Weekly Find a Friend thread - August 28, 2026

2 Upvotes

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r/lonely Nov 09 '25

Weekly Find a Friend thread - November 08, 2025

13 Upvotes

Here's a template to follow to avoid your comment being deleted:

  1. Age (18+ only)

  2. A bit about yourself (interests, hobbies, etc.)

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r/lonely 5h ago

a message from a random human

74 Upvotes

I believe in u :)) I know it’s gets hard but your so loved and appreciated and this random human on this crazy ass planet believes in you ;)


r/lonely 2h ago

i am sad :(

21 Upvotes

every day that passes by i feel how deeply lonely i am :( and yesterday i was watching some tiktoks and those videos about girls being loved by their boyfriends appeared to me and i couldnt help but cry

is love even real? :( i have faced so many disappointments and betrayals, i just want to find love :(


r/lonely 10h ago

Venting I cry when people are nice to me on roblox

58 Upvotes

I’m a shut in and I don’t speak to anyone sides from my mother and I haven’t had a friend in years. I haven’t had a conversation with anyone either, I’ve been playing Roblox a lot recently and I’ve had a few nice conversations with some people and it genuinely made me sob. I’m so fucking lonely that someone showing me the least bit of kindness or niceness seems extremely foreign to me. I genuinely get nervous and feel an adrenaline rush when someone talks to me in a game. I can’t even respond some times. MIND you this is in a pixel game. I have no social skills at all anymore

It’s gonna be my 21st birthday in a couple of weeks and I have nothing to show for my life other than mental illness, depression and trauma. And the highlight of my fucking year is probably people taking to me and showing me humanity on roblox. I’m such a loser


r/lonely 10h ago

Birthday post 🎁 Todays my birthday:)

52 Upvotes

Hey guys how do u feel on yr bday when its not going well?


r/lonely 3h ago

it’s my birthday lol

12 Upvotes

i went to work and it was horrible and now i’m just home alone no one wished me a happy birthday, today sucks really bad maybe once i make dinner I’ll feel better who knows at this point i’m just over doing life alone i had a better birthday last year honestly even tho i was still alone


r/lonely 1h ago

a little message for you!

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hey guys i just wanted to let u know that i love u guys and you guys are important to me and i love you all!


r/lonely 4h ago

Discussion Is it normal to be 19 and not have not a single friend, acquaintance, or contact?

11 Upvotes

Just for more clarity, I'm a 19 year old dude and I realized I have absolutely not a single friend and somedays I don't even speak to others. I'm in college and people before said "You'll go and make so many friends in college!" but that doesn't seem to be true.

I really don't know how to feel about this. Somedays I feel content in solitude, others I wish i had someone. I didn't even have really have friends either in high school cuz I'm borderline mute and I can't bring myself to speak. It sucks. Can anyone else relate?


r/lonely 46m ago

Venting I feel so depressed right now.

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Yesterday, I went to the ER and got stitches and the bill is going to be so fucking large and so want to die. Like I have so much to pay for and I stopped insurance because it was expensive before. Omg, this is going to be even worse and now I feel depressed so yay! Amazing. Love my life. I love my anxiety and I love being an adult with high functioning anxiety. I’m so happy 😀


r/lonely 9m ago

Venting No one understands me

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Have you ever felt like you don't think like other people? You can't share in their struggles and they can't share in yours. You try to understand why everything that should be enjoyable sucks so bad and it seems like you can't find anything that truly brings you peace. You don't even have a reason to feel this way. You have a job, you're even good at it, it even pays well but you never have money. You spend it on other people because it actually can make them happy. It won't do anything for you. Then one day you realize why you've been acting this way. Why you actively avoid doing anything that might be construed as enjoyable, you realize what the problem was all along. You feel a lot better. You see clearly why and how you were making so many mistakes before and what you need to do to correct them. But the same people who caused the initial trauma can't understand your new perspective. It's scary to them. They throw you in a mental hospital even though you never missed work, you never hurt yourself or anyone else, but simply because the things you were saying didn't make any sense to them. The professionals couldn't understand it either. So you learned the truth but have to keep it to yourself for fear of having your agency removed yet again. Life is still a lot better than before, but damn is it lonely knowing for a fact that no one thinks like you do. But it's cool, I guess in the end I don't need anyone to understand, but it would have been nice. Sorry for the post.


r/lonely 2h ago

Venting May sound so stupid..

6 Upvotes

But I watch reels and social media and I’m sad over the fact that I’ve done no trendy reels with friends. I’m 37 and no one’s asked me to join in any reels or anything. Am I the only one or does social media make it seem like everyone does it all the time? Makes you feel pretty alone in this world.


r/lonely 13m ago

Discussion Do u feel the same way ?

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Is it normal to feel lonely all the time, no matter how many people I have around me? I always want to be at home, and whenever someone tries to talk to me, get into my life, or someone likes me, I push them away. I wasn’t like this before I’ve only recently become this way


r/lonely 5h ago

I am so tired

8 Upvotes

I just looked through all my pictures and you can literally see the sadness pouring out of my eyes. I can't even hide it anymore. I don't want to smile most of the time and I look like a grown up with the saddest puppy eyes. Idk how people with depression can make a happy face.

I wish you could not see my sad loneliness on my face.

Is there anyway to hide it?

I think it is even worse than I think


r/lonely 14h ago

Discussion I don’t know who needs to hear this but please, never force connections.

28 Upvotes

I’m a 21 year old girl who moved out of her hometown to Europe. For 4 years of me settling in a new country I’ve had a hard time making friends, it’s always one excuse or the other, they often don’t make time for me and I understand that the work life here can be hectic and people struggle to find a balance between work and their social life but ffs, I’m human and sometimes I need someone to talk to, hangout with, make memories and share special moments together. Although, I still have my friends back home that I talk to. but, I don’t depend on the distance as people can also grow apart. I’ve always been the type of girl who’d rather sit alone than follow the crowd. I’m never desperate for attention. I’d like to think I’m a loner who craves human interaction rarely. I’m making this post to encourage others who find themselves in situations like this. You are loved, DO NOT EVER BEG for someone’s time or attention. Don’t force things. Actually, go have a drink, book that reservation and go solo, do the things you love. One of my favourite things to do is, put on my headphones and listen to my favourite playlist. A boring life I know, however, I’m in a slow but steady phase of life & I believe things would align at the right time. Maybe this phase is teaching me to love myself more and spend some more time doing the things I love. I will come back to this post soon and I’ll smile because life would be so much better when I find myself again.


r/lonely 1h ago

Why do people keep blocking me for no reason

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Ive been in isolation for so long i dont think nb wants to be my friend or smt this whole year i didnt make a single friend bc i would always end up randomly getting removed or blocked when i have no idea of what and i dont have any intention to do that to anyone so i dont know why they do that to me ive met a few ppl who was similar to me so ive tried befriending them but same thing still happens i want them to know i understand how they are but wtv bruh when ppl leave me n do that stuff like especially when they say they would never leave me it hurts me deeply like why even say that to me if its not true and i just feel everything so deeply i dont get why people do that i wish they knew how i feel and thinking back a few years ago people were at least less weird than how it is now i had some friends then but i wasnt really that close with them but i still miss and think of them i dont think ive made a genuine friend in yearss


r/lonely 1h ago

Not a single person.

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Don't know which flair to put this in, But I was recently setting up my linkedin as it is highly required by my uni and I wanted to get some recommendations on my page and I couldn't think of a single person who would agree. the one i asked refused without any good reason.

But this is when it hits you like a truck, I have known people since high school but im a nobody. I can't ask anyone for it either because i know they'll use the info they'll get against me or to use it in ways to benefit themselves, Or they'll refuse or they'll hurt me later on.

All my life and all connections what a waste.


r/lonely 8h ago

Does anyone else feel this?

8 Upvotes

Every time I get really lonely, it’s like I’m suddenly 6 years old again that little kid who feels like nobody wants to sit with her or choose her.
And when someone doesn’t choose me, it hits way harder than it probably should. I start feeling worthless, like I have to keep performing and proving that I’m fun enough, interesting enough, lovable enough like some fucking circus monkey doing tricks just hoping someone will clap and decide I’m worth keeping around.
I know logically that my worth isn’t determined by who chooses me. But emotionally, loneliness makes me forget all of that.
Does anyone else experience loneliness like this? Where it doesn’t just feel like “I wish I had someone here,” but “why am I never the person people choose?”


r/lonely 7h ago

Venting How do you get out of this never ending loneliness?

8 Upvotes

I got out of a situationship almost a year ago. He started talking to multiple girls and eventually moved on. I tried distracting myself with studying and hobbies, but it didn’t really help. I eventually realised how lonely I actually am.

I’ve always struggled with making friends because I’m introverted, and over time I’ve lost touch with most of my friends. It’s not even that I’m heartbroken over him anymore. I just feel like loneliness and sadness have slowly eaten me up. There were days when I genuinely didn’t know what to do with myself, so I would just cry during Salah and talk to Allah about it.

I genuinely want to change my life. I want real friendships, good memories, and people I can actually connect with.

For those who’ve been through this, how did you get out of it? How did you make genuine friends?


r/lonely 8m ago

Venting My birthday is tomorrow and I have noone to spend it with, not even family.

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I guess that's kinda just it. I needed to get that off my chest because it feels so heavy. My only two friends don't talk to me anymore. I literally have nothing and no one. I can't even make friends online because no one wants to talk to me.

I'm gonna go get stuff to make myself a cake tomorrow, and I guess just celebrate by myself.


r/lonely 11h ago

Birthday

15 Upvotes

It’s my Birthday today :)


r/lonely 4h ago

Venting All I want right now is a hug.

3 Upvotes

It might sound clichéd, but I don't think anything would help me more right now than a hug. I’d especially like to hug a girl. I want to feel all the warmth radiating from her body, listen to her heartbeat and her breathing, and cry on her until her shirt is completely soaked. You have no idea what I’d give for a single moment like that.


r/lonely 1d ago

Finally got a girlfriend lads!!!

220 Upvotes

LET'S GOOOOOO RAHHHHH


r/lonely 14h ago

Discussion How do you guys accept your loneliness?

22 Upvotes

Im really struggling with that lately. I'd like to just give up, and accept it. I know it's never gonna change. I'd really like to just give up. I'm so tired of daydreaming about things that will never happen, and crushing my own heart every day because I dared to picture myself happy. So, yeah. Just... wondering how to give up I guess. To accept that I'm just... going to be like this forever.