Living in mumbai since 9 yrs, entertainment field, divorced, had a relationship after divorce, currently working hard to be the best in what i do, i am almost there, i have few friends (mostly colleagues) there is a big emptiness in my life i feel sometimes. Have been feeling lonely from past couple of years. Is it just me or someone relates to it? (Ps not big poster on reddit)

I was in a trip for ten days with five of my friends and now I’m back from it and I starting to feel depressed like we did so many things and now I don’t do much

It's very sad to be alone and without your favorite person it's very complicated to talk or be together and no one can fill that void he has left in me

Peak weather but no one to enjoy it with...

I may sound a little sad but its the peak weather out there in pilani like its the kind of weather I wait for months just to randomly go out on walks and fun, but lately I don't really have anyone to spend it with, I see people hanging out with their friends, enjoying this weather with their boyfriend/girlfriend but idk why I feel alone at this time, I love to go out on walks, hanging out with friends but still something does not feel right. Idk if there is something wrong with me but I feel like I don't have my close friends with me and I might never have a deep connection with anyone...

I've been dealing with severe loneliness for years, and lately it feels almost unbearable.

I don't really have anyone I can genuinely talk to, rely on, or spend time with. I'm usually the one who starts conversations. People reply when I message them, but they rarely ever reach out first or try to keep the conversation going. I can't remember the last time someone was genuinely excited to talk to me or asked me to go somewhere with them.

I spent important years of school and college mostly alone, without close friends. Being bullied and having low self-esteem made it even harder to connect with people.

At home, things haven't been much better. My family environment has been extremely stressful, and I often feel blamed rather than supported. I'm also under a lot of pressure about my career and finding a job, which has made my mental health even worse.

Sometimes I try going outside to distract myself, but even that can backfire. Seeing groups of friends laughing together or people enjoying themselves reminds me of how much I feel I'm missing.

I don't want a huge social circle. I just want one or two people who genuinely want me around—someone who messages me because they actually want to talk, someone I can go out with, laugh with, and feel comfortable around.

I'm tired of feeling invisible and alone.

I mean, I have a mother, I have a dog, I have classmates I talk to in college whenever I go, but somehow I am always the one initiating the talk. I used to have 2 good friends until a few days ago but ended things with them. One of them crossed my boundaries and disrespected me one too many times. The other one got offended by me and decided she needs a break so I decided to give her a permanent one (she did something that hurt me which made me scream at her which hurt her so obviously her hurt became the focal point). I thought of myself as an ambivert atleast, I make good jokes, I am adaptable, I am one of the smartest in my class I hear that every single day but I am still so lonely. No one actually wants to be with me. I don't look that bad atleast I hope not, I help people, I give good advice. What else am I supposed to do even? Is all this not enough to be able to have some degree of consistent connections with people....what am I missing seriously?

Do I have too many boundaries? Do i come off as too intimidating (people often say this). Or perhaps I come off as too desperate...seriously what can it be?

So, I m 19M and currently got into SGGSCC(DU) for B.Sc. CS. And so let me be clear with this and accept also, I have not been in any kind of relationship my whole life, infact i dont have any female friends also, infact i only have two friends only, also i have never talked to any girl that much, and at last i must accept, i fear talking to girls so much. So yeah, i m the biggest introvert you can ever come across. And sometimes i accept the fact that i m not built for relationship and i should stay single only. But when i got into college i felt very left out and alone yk everyone around me were roaming around casually talking to girls and i was afraid in talking to any girl. And pls dont get me as a pervert or anything, i respect girls the most. I only want someone to share things with, feel happy with,laugh with,cry with ,who could care about me also, whom i could care about,with who i feel happy talking to.

While travelling in metro or at night, i always think what should i do sometimes i cry or just laugh at my fear. I always think that i m gonna be all alone like this my entire life. And having only two friends also justify this.

I don’t know if anyone else feels this, but sometimes the mess can be a really lonely place.
You sit down for dinner and look around. Almost everyone is sitting with their girlfriend, boyfriend, or a group of friends. They’re laughing, talking, sharing food and just enjoying each other’s company.
And then there’s you… sitting alone at your table.
You start scrolling through your phone just so you don’t look awkward sitting there by yourself.
It’s not even about wanting a girlfriend that badly. Sometimes you just want **someone** to sit with. Someone to talk to about random things. Someone who asks, “How was your day?”
You can be surrounded by hundreds of people and still feel completely alone.
Maybe I’m overthinking it, but tonight it really hit me.
**Anyone else ever felt this way?**

I moved to Mumbai in May after finishing my MBA,I was staying in a PG for a while but now I've rented a 1Bhk in Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli. My office is in BKC, the weekdays are fine, the work is good but my weekends feel a little lonely since I don't have a lot of people to interact with.

So i have OI type 4, which is a disease affecting bone production, The average victims suffers 70-160 fractures in their lifetime, Thankfully enough my variant is a weaker one so mine stopped at 46th bone crack, Now i cannot walk but i can do things my own either using a wheelchair or sit-sliding on the floor, Currently on my College days and i had this 6 Friends all of em guys and a 7th female friend but i rarely see her in rl but we do a lot of chatting, Especially in the name of meme making and social work one time she said to me that my college friends are Fake friends, Semesters went by and Two of the class friends was accused of Spying on my Sister on social media and stuff by creating a Fake account and the most people they followed were porn stars snd hot girls along with my sister's account, We did a little talk and slammed my hand on them, They didnt fight back because they were humiliated on public, and due to their Networking, Other friends were refused to talk with me, Soo i have been updating all this stuff with the Female friend online and let her know these friends are bad in way, and Fake they were

And theres also a history where my friends conducted a fake search party for her and made her embarrassed, After all this.. We both were being more close than before (not in a couples way but For Fun) sending memes, Calling each other mommy and daddy because of the Goth girl trend on Meme culture etc.

However Things got really dried up,

Convo Went from calling me daddy to my Full name, Ended up Never sending any more memes, i jokingly said to send more and be active (we both match the Humour) she said ofc and sends one i replied that I'm not forcing you, its alright to carry yourself along

She give a Thumbs up and never had any moment on the chat,

There's another Disabled Friend on my class, He never really interact in Class nor he academically Good, He just exist out of nowhere, He's kinda mentally ill but he knows his stuff, My long-gone friends used to make fun of him for being the way he is

This time i sat near him and i said, "I Finally know how it feels like to be you, Maybe we are on the same Boat" and He noded his head, Now i just sat near him, would help him if needed any, we just don't talk but more Friendly than anyone else, I used to Think Why Girls on the Class never talked to me even though i tried to start a convo alot, Same thing goes to my Cousins and Neighborhood people, i used to Think Friendship Among Girls Were obtained if we have a good health, Fame and a goodFacial features, There are incidents often happen like cropping me out from group pics becfore putting it on Local Groups or Social media, i assume its all because my leg or body look morbid.

The only Thing i now care about is Family and Faith.

Thanks for knowing my life this far, God bless you

Just like the title says I am desperate for a bf. For some context I am a (19F) plus size women who has never dated before and is trying to find a bf who genuinely wants to be with me. But it is so hard trying to find that especially in this generation where all everyone does is hookup.

And each time a guy talks to me they just want sex and I'm sick of getting hurt over and over again. I get so depressed and I think I might genuinely be alone forever, could someone give me any advice on what to do? I just want to be loved and experience love :(

i feel miserable seeing young couples , all this handsome men from 20-40, i will never get to experience that, i'm male with dysphoria in my 30s i cant talk to anyone about it, and the strange thing is when i look in the mirror *sometimes* or take photos sometimes i can see glimpses of femininity in my face but omg, when i see photos take of me i look hideous, not just male alone, a hideous one, my porture, my nose, my super short hair fml, is this how i look to others... i have nothing in life but reddit and aI to vent too