do you have a lot of friends?

yes, but they all live in different countries so we can't just casually meet all together

 

No, but I am close with the few I have.

I tend to find what happens is I form a connection with a few people, then slowly get sick of their company. Generally I dislike group conversations, because I find it can be difficult to keep track of multiple conversations going on at once. That's why I tend to prefer one-on-one social interactions.

Thankfully my friends understand when I need space, and I appreciate that. I have a habit of pushing myself too hard, and remaining in a conversation even when I feel exhausted from all the interaction. This is one of my worst habits, because when I do this I tend to act impolitely and lose all patience with people, and say things that I wouldn't have said otherwise.

But when I take a break from it, watch some YouTube, relax, whatever, I feel like I can handle things better and generally less tired. I agree with @Twist in that friendships can indeed feel like work to me, especially friendships where the other person is quite different in terms of personality.

Even in friendships where the person is similar to yourself, it can be difficult. You might run out of things to talk about, get annoyed at their habits, tire of seemingly endless small talk that you really don't care about but feel obligated to partake in anyway for some reason, or a multitude of reasons really.

 

I have some best friends in my life even my ex girlfriend now considers to be my best friend. It is always nice to have conversations with them. I have my best friend since elementary school until now who always support each other. Also at every level my education I always got one or two best friends until my last education level, post graduate.

 

I wish. I do have a few close friends that I'm lucky to have.

 

No, I don't have a lot of friends. But I've two friends who are good friends and not really that close to me. But there are a bunch of people whom I only talk to. I wish I had too many friends.

 

As a gay man, I currently have no gay friends (more like acquaintances), but quite a few straight friends. To be honest I find it difficult to put myself out there and meet new people, especially within the gay community, but I seem to be gradually getting there. It's all a confidence thing. The more I get out and socialise, the easiser it gets.

 

Haven't got any. I'm at high school and don't fit in. Plenty of acquaintances but not friends. I had my 10,000th fall out with a guy yesterday (he thinks we are friends, but let's be real) and am officially cutting ties with him now. I can't take his BS anymore. 4.5 years of misery. I'm done.

Going back into the topic of friends, I am going to make an effort once I am done with school. I want to make plenty of gay male friends as possible. Will start by going to LGBT societies in uni, and maybe going further into the scene later. I wouldn't mind making a few female friends as well, although I don't want to be that guy with all female friends as whilst I like women as people and can be a bit more feminine, I am still not a girl and can't relate to them 100%, if you know what I mean.
I will try to keep my distance from straight guys once I leave school. They just don't get people like me, and I would rather be in a group of people similar to me.

 

My anxiety makes it really difficult to maintain friendships. I pretty frequently wish I had more friends.

 

Wouldn't say a lot, but neither only few. I would say I have about 5 close friends though.

 

I’m in high school and I have a ton of friends who accept me, probably because i’m not out yet.

 

I've only had 2 friends in life. And a few online. I feel the same actually.

 

No, I've never really done friends, tbh. I had a best friend that I was extremely close to, but shit happened and we're not the same anymore. Aside from that, I occasionally talk to a guy who's probably taking my place, but I wouldn't exactly call him a friend.
The scarce few others are more like online fwb, and they're not exactly the proof-read-texts-to-crushes-before-you-send-them sort - though I admit I prefer it that way. Getting too close to people emotionally always seems to come back to bite me in the ass (and not in a good way ;P).

 

I have as many friends as I think I need. I don't want to be friends with everyone. I want to be friends with people who have things in common with me. If I don't feel we have common ground, then I don't really want to take the relationship any further. Sometime I will meet someone who stands out to me because they have a certain quality that I find appealing, and I'll try to make a connection with them. If they don't reciprocate then I move on.

 

Nope lol

 

Nope. The ones I do have are all female friends, which is cool. The only interaction I have with anything LGBT+ is on this site. Nothing in real life.

 

I have no friends. I moved too much and made less and less friends each time. I have accquaintances people I share an apartment with but we never talk outside of the apartment. One of my flat mates is in two of my classes but flat out ignores me or just doesn't notice me.

 

I don't have a lot of close friends. Trying to get myself back into being social at SciFi conventions and stuff like that. It's difficult, honestly.

 

I actually feel this way about friendship and relationships also, so you’re not the only one.

I’ve got social anxiety...and anxiety in general...so that makes social interaction difficult. Funny enough, I’m a teacher, and I have about 160 students that I work with, as well as several other teachers that I collaborate with every day. I’m more comfortable around my students than I am around other adults, as I come off as really socially awkward...I’m better in writing than in speaking. So by the end of each day, I’m too exhausted to want to be around people, and that includes texting, emails, phone calls, and going out with the few friends that I have. I’ll even avoid interaction with people in my life at times because I need time to myself to recharge from work...I’m very introverted, and I find being around lots of people to be exhausting and overwhelming. The only person I really don’t mind being around is my mom, but she and I are very close, since I grew up as an only child and she a single mother. So that could be part of the reason why I find relationships to be such a chore. I’m happy with the few friends I have, but I don’t feel the need to have many friends or close relationships/friendships. I’d rather spend time with plants and animals to be honest haha.