Please come and say hello

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Come in for a tea or something stronger. If you don’t have anyone around - hello.

I’m lonely, live on my own and find weekends hard. I don’t have friends (no social skills, adult diagnosed ASD). Don’t have anyone irl I’d want to tell at the moment.

I’m not after tips, (already using social groups/classes etc.) Just someone to say they understand either now or I’m the past.

Hi!

Don't have anything wise to say, but wanted to let you know that there reallynare people Out There readingvwhat you wrote

Hi! I'm cripplingly shy and have little in the way of friends, just my partner really and he works most of the time. Tried different things to overcome it over the years but here we are.

I'm holding out for an empty stomach as on antibiotics but looking forward to a brew and some chocolate in a bit.

What have you been up to today?

Hello! I’ve been on the gin I was also diagnosed with ASD as an adult. It was such a sense of relief to be diagnosed!

Hello . I'm here getting in a state worrying about Storm Ciara as I hate high winds and I'm worried about damage to my house/trees blowing down etc.

Hello! I had enough wine last night so won’t partake tonight. I’m babysitting and forgotten how draining toddlers who won’t sleep are so am hiding from him while my husband has a turn.
I missed casualty tonight... my normal boring Saturday TV pleasure!
The storm is building up here in Scotland but not quite wild yet. Fingers crossed people stay safe tonight.

Hello :) being lonely is shit - I spent most of my twenties feeling that way. In fact there was an article in the Guardian on it a month ago - if anyone is interested in it then I can link. It is one of those where reading it makes you feel a mixture of utter misery and yet relief that it's not just you (and then guilt for indirectly wishing misery on others, because #overthinking).

Hello! I'm generally an anti-social misanthrope (although people tell me I'm nice and friendly! I have them well fooled.) Although I'm not diagnosed I strongly suspect I have ASD (it would explain rather a lot.) Another aim for this year methinks.
Anyway, I have , , and , if anyone wants some? And a big unicorn plushie named Shaun who is good for cuddling.

Hello all, I bought the new Marion Keyes book today and I was really looking forward to reading it but I have drifted away from it and back to my phone 😳Not sure if this is the book's fault or me spending far too much time habitually scrolling in recent months . Still chatting to you all isn't a waste😁😁

Evening all. I've never really managed to "get" people, and it was a great relief when SIL spotted I had some of the ASD traits.

Isadora2007: we've got DGS (2.5) tonight, DW is still trying. Unfortunately, high winds, a full moon and having just got over a nasty virus...he was rolling about earlier with both feet in his mouth.

@ContessaferJones Oh yes please! Despite my misanthropy, I do get lonely sometimes. I was talking to my FWB online a couple of weeks ago, and crying to myself cos I was lonely and he wasn't with me (not that I told him that though.) I just cuddled Shaun instead.

Hello all.

Managed to haul myself up and eat something- haven’t really managed my diet well today. taking myself back to bed again. No bad weather here atm (Yorkshire). From the forecast looks like brunt of it will be tomorrow- 97% chance of rain when I’ll be out and Met office warnings about wind. I was planning on going to the gym, might give it a miss.

@ContessaferJones Virtual chocolate is just perfect for my diet.

Here you go then, Sapphire :) I found that at least parts of it rang very true for me.

www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/16/the-agony-of-weekend-loneliness-i-wont-speak-to-another-human-until-monday

These days I am surrounded by children, pets and noise, and the days are full to the extent that I crave time alone. I am always mindful of the fact that life ebbs and flows, and that as the kids/pets get older the scale will inevitably tip towards a level of solitude that's higher than I'd like, again. So I'm trying to remember how I coped then and how I likely will again, IYSWIM.

Thank you! I'm (mostly) single and have no intention of having children (I want my tubes tied so there's no chance,) so I can relate to this too. I do go and meet my friends as and when I can and go to church (when I can be bothered) so I at least have that form of community. I hope one day I can live somewhere that allows pets so I can have some companionship.