Helloooooooooo 👋🏾. First to echo others - please take the time you need. Secondly - I became an orphan over 20 years ago and all I could think was - Disney films makes this look way more fun. So..... There's that. Congratulations 🎉 to surviving and pleased look after yourself.
I almost didn't ask this question when I saw so many people had left comments, however I will and feel free to skip it if you are all AMAd out.
So I live alone and have done since my mid twenties (so - almost 25 years ago... Wild!) it was literally one of my only big desires growing up and it's still one of my favourite things in life. I'm single and have always enjoyed it - and also been entirely filled up by my friendships - which helps. I currently live in a country and city where I'm not super near to my good friends - and I moved here with little desire to make new friends (although I definitely made some who sit resolutely in the middle circle - not outer or inner).
I am seriously considering moving somewhere just to be closer to people even though it would throw the work situation up in the air. I have never found a way to balance location when it comes to work and people (mostly because I'm from a small island where I can't do what I'm doing here).
So my question - am I crazy? (I guess that's a separate question lollllllllllllllll) What are your thoughts on centering friendship in your life? Most people look at me like I have two heads when I suggest it - while it's perfectly acceptable to move for a job, or a relationship. (Someone literally said these things to me recently).
And since I know you have been open about not having a close friendship group where you are - how do you get that closeness that comes from friendship? Video calls? (One thing I've done for a couple of years is send out a friend's email and that's been nice even though not enough).
Helloooooooooo 👋🏾. First to echo others - please take the time you need. Secondly - I became an orphan over 20 years ago and all I could think was - Disney films makes this look way more fun. So..... There's that. Congratulations 🎉 to surviving and pleased look after yourself.
I almost didn't ask this question when I saw so many people had left comments, however I will and feel free to skip it if you are all AMAd out.
So I live alone and have done since my mid twenties (so - almost 25 years ago... Wild!) it was literally one of my only big desires growing up and it's still one of my favourite things in life. I'm single and have always enjoyed it - and also been entirely filled up by my friendships - which helps. I currently live in a country and city where I'm not super near to my good friends - and I moved here with little desire to make new friends (although I definitely made some who sit resolutely in the middle circle - not outer or inner).
I am seriously considering moving somewhere just to be closer to people even though it would throw the work situation up in the air. I have never found a way to balance location when it comes to work and people (mostly because I'm from a small island where I can't do what I'm doing here).
So my question - am I crazy? (I guess that's a separate question lollllllllllllllll) What are your thoughts on centering friendship in your life? Most people look at me like I have two heads when I suggest it - while it's perfectly acceptable to move for a job, or a relationship. (Someone literally said these things to me recently).
And since I know you have been open about not having a close friendship group where you are - how do you get that closeness that comes from friendship? Video calls? (One thing I've done for a couple of years is send out a friend's email and that's been nice even though not enough).
Ok!! Longgggg. My bad. Hugs and more hugs to you!