Do you make friends easily?

[teenster3]

I have about 2 REALLY good friends that I would consider sisters. Other than that, I talk to a lot of people but don't consider them close.
I seem to get along better with guys... (My hubby, #1)
I AM close to my family though- my dad, mom, grandma, father-in-law, brother-in-law, niece & nephew. (that's it for hubby's family)

And I can't forget Wicket & Waffles!
I enjoy talking to you guys but can't say I'm close to anyone here yet.
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[jenluckenbach]

I do NOT make friends easily. I don't even have any friends locally, the kind you go and do stuff with. Kim (catnapper) is the closest I have never had many friends.

[wolf_Q]

No, I really don't make friends easily.....I'm very shy, not outgoing at all. I also have this great talent of becomming invisible. So not many people talk to me.

I've made friends easier online, but it's alot easier to talk (at least to me it is) online vs. face to face. Most of the people from PT I've been able to become good friends with is through talking to them on AIM. I was here for a year at least and didn't really have any close friends from PT...that's because I just posted and didn't send any pms, etc.

[jazzcat]

Nope, not at all. I had lots of friends in high school and college but moved away for a few years and lost touch with them. Now that I'm back in the area I just haven't made any friends, and I've lived here for 11 years now. I'm not big on going out with people so I guess that is one reason it's hard for me. I pretty much do everything with my husband.

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by jenluckenbach
I do NOT make friends easily. I don't even have any friends locally, the kind you go and do stuff with. I have never had many friends.

Ditto!!

I have ONE friend really. I mean, I talk to alot of people, but I don't go out and do things with them.

Ashley

[sirrahbed]

I guess I am a loner. At work, I can be very sociable and appear at ease and friendly and outgoing even- but I am really an introvert by nature. We have always been in the military and so moved every 2-3 years and so making friends for long term has been difficult. I have one best friend but she lives many states away and I only see her several times a year although we talk on the phone once a month or so. Actually my "friends" are several girls here on PT that I have come to know over the past year. Those are the folks I run to if I need a friend! If you are asking about PT friends - it does take some time - I have been here over a year now. Eventually you will "click" with some folks, start exchanging PM's and e-mail, real mail, life events etc. Then you have a new friend! I still e-mail with my very first "cyber-buddy" from 15 years ago!!

I have no local friends and hubby is my best friend

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I certainly do NOT make friends easily. I have always suffered from anxiety, some days I am even afraid to go to the mail box. I really don't have many friends at all, I do everything with my husband. Other than Justin I have my sister and I'm close to 1 of Justin's sisters. I do have 1 person who I'm really close to and she is 38 years older than me, she is my best friend and like a mother to me. I have a few other people who are "friends" but not close friends.
I've been on PT since the end of January and I post, but haven't made any friends here either.

My best friends are my pets!!

[GoldenRetrLuver]

I'm social in real life, and have a good number of friends, but only two or three that I consider *best friends*.

I wasn't social up until High School [last year], and was very shy and distant. But, once High School kicked in, I came out of my shell, and from then on you can't get me to be quiet. But, now that I'm changing to a brand new school where I don't know anyone, it might be tough.

As for the "Pet Talk friends" issue, it does take time. I've had the privelige of becoming great friends with a number of people here. Don't worry, you'll make friends. Just look for those that share your interests, and you'll have some in no time!

[RubyMutt]

No, not at all. I'm pretty reserved and quiet, not much of a social butterfly, I never have been I have a few close friends, but that's fine, I wouldn't trade them for anyone else!

[Tonya]

I make friends pretty easily. I moved around alot growing up. I used to get excited about walking into a new school and all the new opportunities and friends to make. I have never been shy.

[Amber]

Kinda, I have a nice group of friends, that I hang out with. But they are just "friends" I do have 1 *very* close friend. We were friends since we were babies, and our moms were friends.

But if I were to meet someone new, i'm pretty shy at first, but I open up more until i know them.

[popcornbird]

Nope. I'm shy, quiet, and reserved around people. I have two very close friends that I call/visit all the time, but other than them, I don't have any *close* friends. I have many, MANY *friends*, or should I say *long time aquaintances*, but they are just people I know and talk to when I see. They're not *true* friends. I believe the reason is that I'm not very outgoing. While I'm certainly not as shy as I was in the past, I'm still reserved, and don't open up to people that quick. I need to know someone for quite sometime before becoming close to them. When I *do* become close to someone though, I usually can't let go of them. In other words, I have few strong friendships, but the ones that I do have are very strong. I am very close to my family and relatives though.

I am close to a few people on PT, and became close to them by getting to know them through PM's, and then IM'ing, several times a week. I have been here for over 2 years now, and for a whole year on PT, I wasn't close to ANYONE. Not really. It does take time. Now that I've been here for quite awhile, I do have some very close friends. Even then, the friends here that I consider * very close* are just 2 or 3. A lot of people PM me but like I said, it takes me sometime to actually *feel* close to someone. You'll make friends here for sure. It just takes time.

[slleipnir]

I'm horrible at making friends 1, I don't go out a lot and 2 I'm really shy

[joanofark]

I have tons and tons of friends! And the are all really close to me!

[micki76]

I'm not shy at all. I'm pretty outgoing and "know" a lot of people. Ironically I have just 2 close friends, everyone else is just someone I don't invest anything in. I don't like to let people get close, and I honestly don't know why.