Peanut Butter
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I don't have any friends. I don't really want friends, either, though.
I'd like to get married eventually, but only because I want children.
It's not like I have an anxiety problem or anything, I just honestly don't think most people are worth the effort.
I don't have poor social skills. I'm relatively outgoing and chat easily and frequently with people at work. But by the end of the workday, I just want to be left alone.
And it's not like I have no empathy, either. I don't care much about petty drama ("Oh no! Johnny was kissing Sally! How dare Johnny kiss Sally when he kissed me last night?"), but when actual bad things happen ("Oh no! My mother died!) I feel bad for the person they happened to.
It seems like the psychological problems that involve a lack of friends also involve a lack a social skills, a lack of empathy, or social anxiety. I don't have any of those problems.
I'm just wondering what's up here. I was talking to a coworker the other day and the subject got around to my social life. I'm pretty sure he felt sorry for me when he found out I had none.
I don't feel sorry for me, so I certainly don't want him to feel sorry for me. But it was a bit embarrassing.
I'd like to get married eventually, but only because I want children.
It's not like I have an anxiety problem or anything, I just honestly don't think most people are worth the effort.
I don't have poor social skills. I'm relatively outgoing and chat easily and frequently with people at work. But by the end of the workday, I just want to be left alone.
And it's not like I have no empathy, either. I don't care much about petty drama ("Oh no! Johnny was kissing Sally! How dare Johnny kiss Sally when he kissed me last night?"), but when actual bad things happen ("Oh no! My mother died!) I feel bad for the person they happened to.
It seems like the psychological problems that involve a lack of friends also involve a lack a social skills, a lack of empathy, or social anxiety. I don't have any of those problems.
I'm just wondering what's up here. I was talking to a coworker the other day and the subject got around to my social life. I'm pretty sure he felt sorry for me when he found out I had none.
I don't feel sorry for me, so I certainly don't want him to feel sorry for me. But it was a bit embarrassing.