Loner,s

[gerrerd]

It gets hard when you show feelings and get kicked in the teeth! and let down, but I will carry on ! Ray.

[primrose81]

Yes, I can understand why people become loners - I hate crowds and even at school had a few close friends, the same thing at college and later on. As I get older I find people are busier and busier and even though we don’t see each other, we are still on each other’s wavelengths which is very reassuring. Loners are certainly not loners by choice, I do feel for them though.

[Lali2018]

Yes, so true dear friend 💕😘

[gerrerd in reply to Lali2018]

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[Mumbutterfly]

I agree. I’d rather be alone than with someone who doesn’t seem to enjoy my company. I enjoy my alone time now. I miss my adult children but they live hours away from me and from each other and there’s nothing I can do about that.

As a human, I know we need connections and interactions with others so I keep trying to reach out but it’s hard when everyone is so busy and because I don’t know who to trust. It would be nice to meet up with friends but I’m not holding my breath for that to happen.

I’m trying to make the most of my contact with others at work. I’m a caregiver for the elderly and disabled. I enjoy my work and try to help them feel cared about. I meet other workers in passing and try to build friendships with them but that’s hard when we only have a few minutes at a time. Since we work completely different shifts, meeting up isn’t possible. It’s slow going but it’s better than nothing.

The job is easy enough that others are continuing even after retirement so I’m hoping that I can as well. The best and most lasting friendships seem to take years to develop so there’s still hope for more meaningful connections as time goes on.

[gerrerd in reply to Mumbutterfly]

Finding it hard to find true people! a lot of fake ones keep turning up, maybe this is what society is turning out!!

[Mumbutterfly in reply to gerrerd]

I’ve had that problem as well. It was very common before my divorce and then became even worse in the job I had in 2021. It was a caregiver job as well but with a bigger company and most of the worker and office staff didn’t care about the people we were hired to help. I’m now working for a small, locally owned business and most of the workers and staff there really do care about the people we’re hired to help. It’s made a huge difference. Big business is just out for the money and it’s reflected in most of the people they hire and makes it hard to find authentic, caring people.

[Isinatra]

Yes, life kicks us in the teeth some days, but maybe the next day it won’t. So, as you said, we carry on. 👍🏼🌹

[gerrerd in reply to Isinatra]

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