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amanda mcneil's avatar

omg i am constantly thinking about the "be my friend, be my motherfucking friend!!" hair grab weeds moment, and so many times when i reference it no one knows what im talking about.

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amanda mcneil's avatar

also it was SO NICE TO MEET YOU IRL

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nichole sykes's avatar

I just moved back home as well and left the community of people I’ve built up for nearly 20 years to be in a place where no one knows me or would possibly have an inkling why I’m worth chatting with. It’s been a humbling and lonely experience so far and I can definitely relate to your post!

But I myself am the charismatic extrovert to a certain extent, but going places alone is intimidating and daunting. My personal secret: compliment the hell out of people! If it doesn’t elicit more conversation you at least validated someone and made them feel good :) and if that person receiving your compliment is anything like me: they’ll run with it and you’ll have a new friend!

Good luck to us 💖

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Alexandra Naughton's avatar

compliments are a nice thing to do!

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Robert  Merrill's avatar

I am not a fan of groups or parties. I have had only two really good friends in my lifetime. I have found as we get older, people just like the little circle they are in. People don't like change generally and only gets worse the older we get.

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