Is this why adult friendships feel so hard?

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   @jmsl_910

   September 26, 2026 at 4:16 pm

   i don’t have a structural issue! i have standards. i’d rather be alone then with someone who is annoying, antagonistic or in someway not aligned w my deeply held values.

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     @gamemode_cat6606

     September 26, 2026 at 9:13 pm

     If one person fails to meet your standards, that’s an issue with that person. If every person fails to meet your standards, that’s an issue with your standards.

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   @CraigClarke13

   September 26, 2026 at 4:51 pm

   This is reminiscent of the Gottman’s notion of “bids for connection” and noticing them in our people

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   @leilafoxymomma

   September 26, 2026 at 5:26 pm

   I think there may be too many distractions. I’m 61 years old, but of course when I came up back in the day,
   there were other issues, but people talked to each other more…..verbally

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   @gojo-q5j3x

   September 26, 2026 at 5:30 pm

   ❤❤❤❤❤❤

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   @Dodger6735

   September 26, 2026 at 5:37 pm

   I’m very set in my routine. Log on for work between 8 and 9, work for 9 hours and often have a nap afterwards. Saturdays are my “me” time and then i have Sunday for chores. I don’t really have time or energy to foster those connections. I’ve got some friends i knew back in school i still talk to and play video games with, but in person interactions are lacking both due to time and geography. Also part of the reason i don’t have a boyfriend

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     @CSGJSZ

     September 26, 2026 at 6:17 pm

     @Dodger6735 It’s a dangerous business going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to

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   @GodofEgyptYt

   September 26, 2026 at 5:44 pm

   I’d be your friend 😍🤗🫶🏽😅

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   @JaneensInstrumentals

   September 26, 2026 at 6:17 pm

   Friendship is so important and needed ❤

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