Text Your Friends. It Matters More Than You Think

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20 pointsijidak7 comments

I would have to have friends to text in the first place, and I can't be bothered to make any at my age. I don't like people that much.

The good people make it all worth it. Remember Sturgeon's Law.

The best way to do this without being "bothered" is very simple: be in the same place as the same set of people, repeatedly. This is why so many friendships and relationships arise at work or at school.

Take some classes or do some sort of training, and choose the context based on the kinds of interests that the people you like best tend to have.

Maybe try s/friends/family/ ?

If you can tolerate yours, that is ^^

I am _significantly_ more likely to casually message friends than almost all of my family...

I have relatives, not family -- because my relatives are bigger assholes than I am.

Unfortunately this aspect of life is out of our control.

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