I'm a lonely straight male who needs of friendship

[NobodyHere]

Is there anyone who will be friends with me?

[TexasTowelie]

1. Hey, PM me.

I'm busy taking care of chores so it may take a few minutes to respond between items, but I'll be awake for a couple of hours.

[Suich]

2. I'll kick this up in about 12 hours.

[rug]

3. This is the right place to start.

[libodem]

4. Of course we will

This can be a tough room until you get to know a few people individually.

I've never been able to navigate very successfully even though I've been around for a while.

When I first joined, I'd pop into the middle of an ongoing back and forth thread , and expect to join in. It took a while to understand that certain people know each other very well and have a long history. All is not equal. It seems to be like real life in that way. Don't feel rejected.

Just stay friendly and you will gain trust that you are not trolling for sport. Or, what ever holds the regulars back.

Best of luck with the friend quest, Nobodyhere.

[magical thyme]

5. you've come to the right place, NobodyHere. There's almost always somebody here at any time of the

day or night, seeking companionship and conversation.

[riderinthestorm]

6. I will!

Welcome and hi!

Where are you from? I'm in Northern Illinois, west of Chicago. I like going into the city for fun stuff but I actually live on a fairly rural farm with lots of animals, primarily horses.

There's lots of friends to be made here. Stick around!

[MrMickeysMom]

7. What's behind the DU name, if you don't mind me asking you...

I'm sure you are somebody, but your name somewhat hides that possibility.

There are lots of folks here (at least virtually) who are your friends. Start some dialogue… You'll enjoy yourself.

Yes, there will be people you don't like, but isn't that life!

[mopinko]

8. how old are you?

lonely straight female, but getting pretty old.

[roscoeroscoe]

9. I bet after your post you have some good responses

Well, I tell my wife having a few good friends is more important than lot of Facebook friends (i.e. meaningless pretend pals). But it all counts to some extent, we need human connection and we get a lot out of it.

Good luck and I will happily yak back and forth with you. You may be interested in what you get back!

Aloha!

[alphafemale]

10. OK. Tell me more. I'm waiting.

[Fla Dem]

11. You post at 3:15AM Saturday looking for friendship. Several people respond with

open arms. And yet by 11:10AM Sunday you haven't acknowledge even one of them. Not a great way to start a friendship.

[zabet]

12. maybe....

Just maybe.....they are afraid to return to the thread. I cannot pretend to know the poster's state of mind or reasons for not coming back to the thread. I do know that there are a myriad of things that could keep one off of DU.....having a life being the first.

[struggle4progress]

13. There are about 7 billion people in the world: there's a good chance you can get along

with many many more of them than you'll ever meet

Practice being friendly with everybody you meet: sales-clerks, for example. Almost everybody responds well to that. Those who don't might just be having a shizzy day: a tooth-ache, an ingrown toenail, cat hacked up a hairball on their just-cleaned carpet, or whatever. Don't take it personally: shrug it off

Meet more people by volunteering or getting involved in some group. Practice being friendly there, too, even if people sometimes act like a-holes

It works some for me. Lots of people think I'm an extrovert -- even though I'm not