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Does anyone else struggle to find friends/people who would rather *do* things?

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YouAreNotBatman · 04/03/2023 18:05

I have this problem.

I’d rather hang out and do thing, or hobby together, but so many people seem to just want to talk, talk, talk and talk.
Or they want to go out, wheter it’s for deinks/eating, where they want to talk and talk and talk…
Or bars/clubs/parties that are just not my thing (+ if they’re on the prowl it’s so much worse).

One friend wanted to start to lose weight, so I jumped into oportunity and suggested we start going on walk together, it would have been great, but she wanted to have a conversation all through out.
I came home exhausted, it wasn’t fun at all.

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LookingOldTheseDays · 05/03/2023 09:39

Jacketandbeans · 04/03/2023 21:43

Off topic but I'd love to know what yoga helped your lower back, my lower back is so bad and nothing has helped it.

Pilates did wonders for my lower back.

Upsidedownagain · 05/03/2023 12:19

I can talk for England (have to maintain a conscious awareness of not dominating conversations) but I'm also fascinated by other people and their lives and experiences. Obviously some topics may be less interesting that others and sometimes meet ups with friends are less enjoyable than usual. But yes, I make connections with others by us talking about our lives and the better the conversation, the closer I feel to them and the more I want to see them again.

But I do understand being drained - a long day out with continuous talking or staying over with someone with no time to chill by myself can be exhausting.

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