These last two years have been very lonely for me.

Ever since I graduated from high school two years ago and transitioned into college, I realized one thing:

I don't have any real friends.

Granted, I opted to live at home to save my family $10,000 a year instead of living in a dorm. I was already taking out a lot of money for school already, and I was keen to cut corners wherever possible. Living on campus was cut out at as a result. At first, I didn't think that living at home would stunt my social life that much. I thought, you know, I could just attend the football games, get to know people in class, join a few clubs, and I should be just fine and carve out my own social niche on campus. The school was 99% residential, with commuter students like myself making up less than one percent of the undergraduate population.

Unfortunately, things never quite panned out that way. Clubs were dry and rarely ever met. I tried starting my own club, but was unable to secure an academic adviser for it, thus invalidating the application right there. I ended up going to football games alone. I tried to make friends in class, but all of the people I ended up forming acquaintanceships with people who weren't interested in seeing me outside of class. Ironically, the best relationships I have formed at my current university consist mostly of university administrators and professors. I had to work after school, so I rarely ever had the opportunity to attend social events (almost of which are held at night).

In desperation, I tried falling back on old high school friends, but most of them went away for school, and as I result I rarely ever saw them. I sometimes would see them over the summer, once or twice, whenever events are organized on Facebook (and it's usually me who organizes the event). Judging from the tepid response I get on Facebook from these old friends, I have concluded that years of zero facetime have effectively eroded my relationships with these people to the point where they don't really care about me anymore.

I will admit that a lot of my loneliness was self-inflicted. I should have tried out living in a dorm, despite its immense cost, for a year. I never appreciated how tightly integrated the social experience at college is tied with living on campus, and perhaps, this is the reason why I don't have any friends. Perhaps I thought too highly of the relationships I formed in high school, without considering how fast they can atrophy once graduation is over.

I haven't seriously tried making friends with anyone on campus ever since freshman year ended. I feel as if life is just passing me by. I eat, sleep, play video games, work, and go to school. That's it.

This loneliness has been gnawing at my insides for two years. My failure to make friends despite my handicap as a commuter student validates that I am loser and deserve the collective silence being tossed my way. At this point, I don't have any plans on getting the social life I have been missing for the last two years.

I may go to one of the best universities in the country, but college sucks and always will to me. And it's too late for me to reverse that trend, seeing that I am a junior now. I guess the best course of action is to finish my degree, get a job, move on, and hope that the world opens up to me.

I wonder if anyone else feels the same way.

I feel the exact same way. I go to college and I work and the only time I see my friends is if I plan something with them they never call me, etc. It has always been like that since I was young. My life consists of college, work, homework and the usual eat and sleep. And that's it I'm thinking about slowly ditching them or something.

I'll be your friend. =p

Although I'll admit, I'm feeling the same way and going through the same thing. I live at home and my school is an hour away in car, so even if I join a few groups here and there, I can't commit much because of limited gas funds and driving time is a hassle. I can't afford anything else, I'm barely getting through what I have now.

The good thing is, I'm sprinting through college. Graduating a year early due to non-stop schooling (Full Time Fall, Spring, and Summer) and High School AP credit.

C/ of 2012 while all my friends are Late C/ of 2013 or 2014. (Same people who graduated with me in High School.)

I get what you mean though. Eat, sleep, play video games, work, and go to school is my life now.

Your situation sounds pretty much exactly what I'm worrying about now. I'm staying at home for university too.

I'm going to see how this year goes, and if it's not how I hoped, I'm going to look into transferring to another university.

Your situation sounds pretty much exactly what I'm worrying about now. I'm staying at home for university too.

I'm going to see how this year goes, and if it's not how I hoped, I'm going to look into transferring to another university.

IcyToasters

I actually thought about transferring. But, transferring costs a bundle, and my parents were unwilling to support me on it. So I ended up not doing it. Plus, it's no guarantee that your social life would get any better.

You don't need friends they will turn on you and stab you in the back to save there asses the first chance they get.pokemondude2012

I'm staying in residence, but it's not like I had much of a choice since my uni is 5 hours away. I'm actually really glad I did though, I've met most of the people on my floor and become friends with them. All the girls did their nails tonight...:)

Im kinda feeling the same way too. I hardly ever see my friends anymore. I saw them today and had a blast but I rarly see them anymore. I just wish I had a job so that I can move into one of my friends house. If I could live at my friends house and get a job my life would be so much better. Right now I just eat sleep go to calss, play video games and sometimes go out for the weekend.

Friends aren't forever trust me.Think about it..10 more years do you seriously think they will still be your friends ?

4 years after HS for me but its not like that was even a high point in my social life, seems to me that when your openly socializing all the D-bags come out and jerk you around for a bit until you get discouraged enough to not want to deal with anyone anymore, were all just destined to struggle with ourselves and others.

I actually thought about transferring. But, transferring costs a bundle, and my parents were unwilling to support me on it. So I ended up not doing it. Plus, it's no guarantee that your social life would get any better.

The_Capitalist

But yeah, I guess it's a tough call choosing to pay a lot of money for a not-for-sure chance.

What kind of things are you interested in? What clubs did you try joining? Do you play any sports?

I don't know that you necessarily need to live on campus, although moving to an apartment with some (random) roommates may help. I just know that there were tons of events going on at my school every single day, and just walking around campus I'd find out about a bunch of different things happening and randomly meet new people. I would just say try and spend more time becoming an active participant in campus activities. Instead of heading to your car and driving straight home after cIass, walk around your campus and see what's going on. Who knows what you'll find or who you'll meet.

Your post made me very sad... an indication that it was a very good post.

I feel the same way, to an extent. I live 45 minutes away from my school (when there isn't much traffic), and I feel like I'm working all the time. Wake up at 5:45, get home at 4:30, work until 10:00, go to bed, rinse, repeat until the year is over. Weekend social activities consist of... facebook.

I haven't legitimately hung out with any friends more than once or twice a year. Sure, I talk to them between classes and during lunches, but in all honesty, I feel kind of empty. I feel like I don't truly know anyone in my grade, and I'm a senior.

People make fun of me for living so far away in the sticks and not having a life. I've given up trying to provide rebuttals to their (usually) facetious tyraids in good spirit. Lately, however, I've given up and agreed with them: I have absolutely no life to speak of whatsoever outside of facebook and RuneScape (God forbid... what a joke).

Although my situation isn't as "dire" as yours, you have my condolences. I can almost certainly guarantee that life will get much better once you're out of college. If you're willing to take the initiative to meet people, that's a sign that you'll be bound to find people worth hanging out with, and maybe eventually spending the rest of your life with.

We all go through lonely, depressing times, my friend, but have hope: it can only get better from here, if you're willing to live the life that you envision the perfect you living. :)

-CA13

I have about 5 people I know and like but I wouldn't call any of them real friends. I don't mind it to be honest.

I'm the same way, graduated high school in 2009 and haven't had any friends since. I guess the difference with me is it doesn't really bother me all that much since I was never much of a social person to begin with.

I feel like a lonely loser too TC, no worries.

"I haven't seriously tried making friends with anyone on campus ever since freshman year ended. I feel as if life is just passing me by. I eat, sleep, play video games, work, and go to school. That's it." Bro, you need to continue man! If you just say "Oh F it!" when it comes to meeting new ppl you are goin to remain feelin this way.Hemmaroids

Here's the thing, mate. You can't force people to become your friends. Since I decided not to live on campus, I had to rely more on pushing people's buttons, which didn't really pan out very well. Plus, I don't like pushing people's buttons. I prefer that relationships form naturally, but... classes and the library are generally not the best places to form natural relationships with people. It comes off as forced and makes you look desperate. Which turns people off.

And I have attended random social events at night, sponsored by either the university or clubs. Unfortunately, I just end up sitting in the corner, and if I am lucky to see someone from class or high school, I'll strike up a friendly chat, but that is it. People have already made their friends years ago, and attempting to do anything more than saying hi is ineffective.

It's not a dire situation. I have everything I need. But psychologically, we as humans are wired for attention from one another. We are social creatures. We need that face-to-face interaction that the Internet nor any other medium can provide.

I was a big social butterfly in high school. I was quite popular and everyone liked me. But those days are over, I miss high school a lot. I miss a lot of those old friends... even if they might not miss me.

I feel like a lonely loser too TC, no worries.

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I feel like a lonely loser too TC, no worries.

SolidSnake35

but you have us.

Why don't you just...move into a dorm then? You don't have to be a freshman to move in...

I really don't have any friends,at least where I live.Teenagers up here are just terrible(in general).

I never had anyone I'd consider a friend since I left middle school. My reason is because I simply never allowed anyone to get to know me. I'm content with the way I'm living. The only people I'll allow to be my friend is someone with strong will, open-minded, easygoing, levelheaded, and has similar interests. Everyone else is associates to me. I can usually look a person in the eye and determine what they are, an annoying trait inherited from my parents....

You can always gain friends. At least, I think its pretty simple. Just go to libraries, parties, or places with a lot of people and start talking...

It's not the amount of friends that count, its the quality of friends that you have that matters the most.UprootedDreamer

um alll you reely need is like 2 real friends thta u can hang wih like once a week, or just focus on school or a job or get a girl friend , friends aren't everything..Jdog30

They can be... There is nothing better than being able to rely on friends for nothing more than watching a film or just talking s*** over some drinks once in a while.

How does not living on campus mean you don't make any friends? :/ if you talk to people in class and they aren't interested I don't see how living on campus would be any better.

You've always got gamespot forums and tinychat to fall back on... focus on school.

The trouble with school friends is the only reason you spend time around them to start with is because they are going to see you on a day to day basis regardless. You will only know which friends are good ones by how they behave when you aren't in a school environment.

well yeah i kind of feel the same since i drop out school im studying home and life's boring and lonely now , my "friends" from my school ain't talk to me almost never i only talk with two guys but we rarely see each other i had friends that i used to call bestfriends they also leave, guess im a loner now u.u

You should join a club or a sport.

On a side note, this has gotten me scared for college. I have tons of friends now, but I've known them for years (most, anyways) and I'm too quiet to make very many new ones.

You should join a club or a sport.

On a side note, this has gotten me scared for college. I have tons of friends now, but I've known them for years (most, anyways) and I'm too quiet to make very many new ones.

ROFLCOPTER603

Relationships tend to atrophy over time.

Trust me, I was a social butterfly, and things still didn't really pan out very well. Now I am friendless and adrift. But at least I still have video games, high-speed Internet, and plenty of food. And parents that still give a crap, to a degree.

Ever since I graduated from high school two years ago and transitioned into college, I realized one thing:

I don't have any real friends.

Granted, I opted to live at home to save my family $10,000 a year instead of living in a dorm. I was already taking out a lot of money for school already, and I was keen to cut corners wherever possible. Living on campus was cut out at as a result. At first, I didn't think that living at home would stunt my social life that much. I thought, you know, I could just attend the football games, get to know people in class, join a few clubs, and I should be just fine and carve out my own social niche on campus. The school was 99% residential, with commuter students like myself making up less than one percent of the undergraduate population.

Unfortunately, things never quite panned out that way. Clubs were dry and rarely ever met. I tried starting my own club, but was unable to secure an academic adviser for it, thus invalidating the application right there. I ended up going to football games alone. I tried to make friends in class, but all of the people I ended up forming acquaintanceships with people who weren't interested in seeing me outside of class. Ironically, the best relationships I have formed at my current university consist mostly of university administrators and professors. I had to work after school, so I rarely ever had the opportunity to attend social events (almost of which are held at night).

In desperation, I tried falling back on old high school friends, but most of them went away for school, and as I result I rarely ever saw them. I sometimes would see them over the summer, once or twice, whenever events are organized on Facebook (and it's usually me who organizes the event). Judging from the tepid response I get on Facebook from these old friends, I have concluded that years of zero facetime have effectively eroded my relationships with these people to the point where they don't really care about me anymore.

I will admit that a lot of my loneliness was self-inflicted. I should have tried out living in a dorm, despite its immense cost, for a year. I never appreciated how tightly integrated the social experience at college is tied with living on campus, and perhaps, this is the reason why I don't have any friends. Perhaps I thought too highly of the relationships I formed in high school, without considering how fast they can atrophy once graduation is over.

I haven't seriously tried making friends with anyone on campus ever since freshman year ended. I feel as if life is just passing me by. I eat, sleep, play video games, work, and go to school. That's it.

This loneliness has been gnawing at my insides for two years. My failure to make friends despite my handicap as a commuter student validates that I am loser and deserve the collective silence being tossed my way. At this point, I don't have any plans on getting the social life I have been missing for the last two years.

I may go to one of the best universities in the country, but college sucks and always will to me. And it's too late for me to reverse that trend, seeing that I am a junior now. I guess the best course of action is to finish my degree, get a job, move on, and hope that the world opens up to me.

I wonder if anyone else feels the same way.

The_Capitalist

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TC, 1) Was there a welcome week during you freshmen year? 2) Did you go to the campus pub? That's where you go to meet random people. I live off campus. I had two friends from high school going to the same university. I befriended myself some classmates, but the rest of my friends were friends of my other university friends. First year wasn't that good, but second year was great and third was just as great. lancelot200

Yes. I didn't go to every event, but I did go to the ones I could. They had a barbeque on the quad. Talked to some people and had a good time. Good food, too, if I recall.

As for the campus pub, it's two miles away from the school, but it's the bar that most faculty and students frequent. Unfortunately, I am not of drinking age yet.

All you need is one friend. You'll meet their friends and the circle will keep growing.

It's not too late for you either. I'm attening a community college right now (no dorms), but I'm transferring at the end of this year. I'll be living on campus as a junior and fully intend to have an awesome college experience.

Try making friends with people in class this semester. I've met plenty of great people at my college and I hang out with them all the time.

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