Hey guys, I’m 32 years old and I’ve been thinking a lot about what the next decade of my life looks like. I’m married and my wife and I plan to remain DINKs.
I’ve had the soulcrushing realization lately that I’m really lonesome. I lost track of all my friends during the pandemic (my wife and I got married in fall 2019) and eventually theyved all moved away.
On top of that, I now realize all the times I wasn’t a good friend. I’m naturally introverted and realized I failed to foster all the relationships i lost. Some of them I miss a lot. But also, I’ve done shift work for the last 9 years which requires bizarre hours. It’s been isolating.
My wife has friends and hobbies that make her happy and let her connect with other people and I don’t have any of that. My wife is away for the weekend and it kind of just broke me today how disconnected and lonely I feel.
I’m not going to be a sad bastard though. I’m only 32. No longer a young guy, but young enough I can make changes that improve the quality of the rest of my life.
So, men in my position or who have been, how do you make new friends?
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