You're such an ass. That PP literally said she says no all the time so that she doesn't bail on people. Have some freaking empathy or at least keep your rudeness to yourself. |
I'm not the PP and I'm not defending their post, but it takes two to tango. People failing to take accountability for their own actions or recognize their own role in situations is a problem. Some self-awareness is likely good for most of these posters since they seem to be lacking a lot of it. |
You have some seriously misplaced main character syndrome going on. You're not as important as you think. |
PP wrote a novella about why she says no but it has nothing to do with bailing at the last minute. She certainly does have a ton of free time to spew a stream of consciousness. That's why nobody buys the "I'm just too busy!" We make time for the things we care about. |
+1 I am always making friends and then losing them as they move away. I seem to have a knack for picking out the awesome lady who is putting her house on the market in six months. But according to DCUM anyone who tries to make friends after the age of 22 is a loser. You make friends in college and then your friend group is frozen and you never add or subtract anyone. Even if they are completely obnoxious like in so many threads on here, “she’s part of the friend group” and thus infallible. I was at a mom gathering where it came out that everyone grew up here except me. “Wow it must be hard to move somewhere and have to make new friends.” Ya think? |
NP-A lot of that is personality. Some people have a very casual approach to friendship and see it as just fun time spent together right now doing things with new people. I am not comfortable in that stage at all, to me it's like a chore and hard work. So I would mostly decline invites (not flake!) because there is no point in putting myself through that uncomfortable stage knowing the "true friend I care about deeply" stage will not be reached. |
Yes, with modern tech and social media, people solidify their high trust friend groups for life. People who have thriving friend groups and a full home life with their spouse and kids don’t run around hard up to make random “new besties”. You all get ghosted over and over and over because you don’t want to believe the reality of the modern landscape. Stop being pushy and stop trying to orbit disinterested peers. |
Stop with the "orbit" crap. You're really just not that big of a deal. You don't have any new friends so not sure how any of this is relevant to you at all. |
I mean…yeah? The premise teases out something is off about your hypothetical person. Why wouldn’t a middle aged person have a busy and thriving home life, with a super solid friend group, plus work demands? Such a person is never going to be overly consumed with finding new friends and orbiting people. Also, how could a married, college educated professional (likely 4 degree programs between spouses), with decades of combined professional work experiences, move to one of the largest most educated regions of the country and not have any friends or an “in” with any network to give them immediately credibility and trust? It’s…off. |
I’m trying to be insightful and you’re now attacking me for bringing you up to speed. I’m not the middle aged person whining nobody wants to hang out with me. I’m trying to explain why you all come across as pushy, weird, off, desperate, and social climby. |
People do move to new areas where they don't know anybody all the time... |
| You all aren’t whining the low class apartment dwellers at your kids’ school won’t hang out with you. You’re whining the UMC and rich don’t care to associate with you outside of small chit-chat. |
+1. I’m always interested in meeting new people who might have similar interests. As my kids are getting older, I’m learning I have less in common with some mom friends and I’d like to meet people who share my hobbies and interests. |
what?? are you 12 or stupid? |
| The worst I’ve seen was a kid’s brthday party in a big room but my kid was the only one that showed up. I was so sorry for the family. |