Anyone else just done with low-effort connections?
Didn't wanna post this tbh cuz it still sounds cringe to me as a 28 year old but I'll try anyways.. So I'm not someone who needs friends. I've been living independently for 6 years, I'm comfortable alone, and I genuinely enjoy my own company and I have no interest in forced socializing. But I do want something real.
I had many friends like most people did but they're old connections that never grew into anything meaningful. The kind where you reach out, get half-hearted energy back, and quietly wonder why you bothered in the first place. No hard feelings ofc, no drama. Just… incompatibility i guess. And the one person I considered a genuine best friend, well… that's gotten complicated.
I always make the first move. I'm genuinely curious about people, I give real energy, I show up. But the moment it feels one sided or unappreciated, I just pull back, i aint chasing nobody who refuse to give back the same energy, ofc i understand some people simply don't wanna have friends which is fine and also why iv'e been alone for the past 6 years so i don't force anything, i'm extremely self aware so i know how to react to social situations. anyways...
I'm writing this because I know many people feel exactly the same way and never say it out loud, probably fear of embrassement or feeling weird or feeling like they have low esteem, who knows...the point is, even i'm very self dependant and comfortable with being alone, i do want a close friend that i and he can count on eachother with no tweswis or mental games.
i'll cut the yapps, I want someone who's working on themselves as much as me, has goals, and isn't stuck in a "blame everything around me" loop. aka holds the victim card. I run, lift, swim, like space shit, pewdiepie, Updated with tech and all that mumbo jumbo, I love video games but stopped for the past 3 years now, Still have PUBG on my phone tho because I'm not a elon musk. But I take life seriously and I would love it to be mutual.
now the cringe part, I'm 28 from Algiers. anyone from anywhere is welcome bros. If this resonated with u, send me a message, have a goodnight
Posted Apr 1, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC