Venting once again

[lvlndlthr]

I know to some of you this gets old, as it does to my partner, but I need to vent. I continuously get tired that we both can sit on our computers and Chris has a vast social network that he can continually carry on conversations with via typed messages for hours on end. I sit there wondering why I cannot have the same, what have I done that

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[pink_halen]

You need regular hugs. HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG. I understand somewhat. I happen to be more like Chris. You are more like my partner Ron. You tend to be quiet. Some people read that has hard to know. Sometimes you are just overshadowed. The world is a strange place and sometimes it is difficult to find our place. But even the social butterflies like me have those disconnected feelings. and more often than you would think.

Hang in there.

[spikejrt]

It is tough when you have a partner that is so gregarious when you are not. In a prior relationship I was the outgoing one, and I took some heat for it, unfairly, I believe. I think one can learn to be a little more outgoing, but if you are by nature an introvert, it will wear you out until you get used to it.

[dr_tectonic]

Being lonely sucks. The crazy thing about social networks is how hard it is to grow them when they're small (and when you really want them to be bigger) and how easy it is to meet new people when they're big (and you sometimes feels like you know too many people already).

So tell us more about what you're wanting. What kinds of conversations and connections and community are you looking for?

[closeted2]

I know the feeling very well, and often feel the same way you do. Alone, even though you are with people. Just know you are not alone, but there ae many people out there who feel the same.