asking for a friend

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    9 months ago

    I'd suggest finding a best girl buddy to hang out with. From your very brief question it sounds like you might not be interested in sex or romance. A lot of a relationship, outside the sex and the roses, is having a buddy you can be emotionally intimate and vulnerable with, who you can trust to give you advice on difficult issues, who you can just talk to when you're having a rough time. And, very importantly, the opposite; Someone who will give you the gift and the duty of trusting you, relying on you, leaning on you when they're in need.

    All that said, if you just want to chill and do your own thing, society being jerks aside, there's no shame in it. Lots of people choose not to date or having romantic or sexual relationships. It's not appreciated as much in society, but throughout history and across cultures countless people have done it in countless ways. From religious mendicants to European women who chose not to marry to protect their rights and finances from the brutal misogynistic laws of the day, to ace/aro people who aren't interested, to scientists and philosophers who just didn't have the time, to people who just aren't feeling it. If anyone gives you guff there's lots of modern self help language you can use to explain yourself. Try throwing out "I'm focusing on myself" or "I'm dating myself" to quickly explain your position.

    Oh, also - If you'r wobbly friends ask, stare them right in the eyes, deadpan "I am married to the cause", and start singing wobbly songs at them. For the memes.

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      9 months ago

      Try throwing out "I'm focusing on myself"

      "I'm focusing on my career" gets most people to stfu pretty fast. "I'm broke, and dates ain't cheap lol" gets the rest who can't take a hint.