I have 3 good friends I’ve known since school / uni and another friend I made when I was temping a couple of years ago. Think we have all drifted apart over the past couple of years. None of us live in the same area, busy lives, families etc.
As an adult, I’ve tried to make friends but it never seems to work.
Work colleagues, one job when I was in my twenties - girls are nice to my face, bitch about me behind my back and when I leave that job I never hear from them again.
Friend of DH’s wife - get on well face to face, add her as a Facebook friend. Nothing. Haven’t seen her since as she makes up excuses not to see me with her husband.
I currently work in a military environment, well WFH at the moment. Some people in the past have said I’m “too quiet.” So in this job, when I started, I tried to be friendly and chatty. It’s not reciprocated at all. We have Skype messenger but my chats are ignored. On emails it’s work only. I can sit at home all day not speaking out loud or having any human interaction.
As DH works away during the day, I have DS, 3 and DDog. They aren’t exactly a mine of conversation as much as I love them!
Too quiet - nobody likes me. Too chatty - nobody likes me. I give up!