and you loved things just because

[musesfool]

I did in fact stop in at Home Depot last night to pick up a new light bulb for my bathroom (everyone I mentioned this to was surprised but it's not like they carry 3 ft. long fluorescent bulbs in Duane Reade. Or maybe they do and I just can't find them), and then when I climbed up onto the toilet to install it, I discovered that the reason the old

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[amothea]

I find the hard part is meeting people and then maintaining a line of dialogue long enough to turn that meeting into a lasting friendship. I accidentally made a fandom friend through Mobile Read forums, in the Calibre thread. But it helped that we had a shared passion for using Calibre, creating fandom covers, and enough time on Skype to talk and share knowledge. Eventually, when we were done with Calibre we had enough conversations to realize we also shared a lot of other common interests. Other than this one person, it's been years since I've made a new fandom friend.

I wouldn't attribute the difficulties in making fandom friends with people not wanting to get to know you. The hard part is finding people with enough common interest in something to get the conversation going and then enough similarities/compatibles to keep the conversations going after the point of interest has changed.

Though, I guess if someone has told you they don't want to get to know you, or become friends, then it's probably best to take them at their word. But I've been reading on LJ/DW that a lot of people are mentioning how hard it is to make new friends today. Only, I'm not sure what the solution is to the problem. :(

Um, basically you're not alone. Hugs!

[musesfool]

The hard part is finding people with enough common interest in something to get the conversation going and then enough similarities/compatibles to keep the conversations going after the point of interest has changed.

THIS. SO MUCH THIS.