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re: COVID and the death of friendship
Posted on 10/24/22 at 3:59 pm to elprez00
Posted on 10/24/22 at 3:59 pm to elprez00
Some of that is just people getting older. We are empty nesters but I'd rather sit on my back patio with a few beers/wine and my wife and listen to nature than go out or get together with friends after working 45-50 hours all week every week. I'm not anti social at all. I just did the social thing from 15-45ish and I've moved on. Being alone is a delicacy now and I savor it more.
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Posted on 10/24/22 at 4:04 pm to BabyTac
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I’ve experienced this with a good group of friends but not because of Covid. Most when people start having kids and kids start getting older and more involved in things. People tend to not have as much time or have to really work to make time to spend what little time they have with others. Unless it’s just super convenient (like direct neighbors) these friendships just fade away.
Exactly. People change. Their interests change. That’s reality. You just have to accept that.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 4:20 pm to IkeandTina
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I have children, and I no longer have anything in common with those who don’t.
That’s sad
Posted on 10/24/22 at 4:28 pm to El Segundo Guy
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Between Work From Home and covid, I'm convinced most people hate being outside.
Really? COVID and WFH gave me more time outside than I’d I had since I was a kid.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 4:28 pm to elprez00
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You only get one life and you spend it sitting in your house without any interaction.
Very few people actually live this way (because it sucks).
In all likelihood your friends have moved on to another social circle. It's natural and all you can do is move on with yours as well. Trying to reach into it will push them further away.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 6:05 pm to fallguy_1978
That’s unfortunate.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 6:12 pm to RedCali714
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but I hate what the government, politicians, the media and corporations have done to us over the last three years.
That you have more downvotes than upvotes after posting this is proof that this country is way past saving.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 6:47 pm to Odysseus32
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I love socialization. I love going into a busy area and fading into the background without talking to anyone.
People watching is awesome. The older I get, the more I just want to sit with my husband and compliment attractive women to him. I have no desire to interact, except with him. I am fine if approached and we are friends with our neighbors, always willing to help out. But, I no longer need to "hang out".
Posted on 10/24/22 at 6:51 pm to liz18lsu
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But, I no longer need to "hang out".
I'm fine going to have the occasional beer with coworkers after work or going to a crawfish boil at the neighbor's house or something. It's just that socializing with friends isn't nearly as big of a part of my life as it used to be.
I think a lot of that is my age too.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 6:56 pm to OweO
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Like even now they don't do anything? Why?
Don’t know. It’s weird.
We live an hour away. It’s not like this is a long trip to see people. And we’d see them all the time. A lot of us married each other, and the new addition spouses always remarked about how close this group was.
I mean, it got so bad that one my friends got married and several out of this group skipped his wedding. This was a huge deal, someone we didn’t think would ever meet someone gets hitched, outside nonetheless, and people still bailed because Covid.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 6:56 pm to elprez00
I take this as a perk. But I also hate most people. 
But in all seriousness, I think it just accelerated the end of friendships that had a shelf life. Helps you see how was a life long friend vs a drinking buddy.
But in all seriousness, I think it just accelerated the end of friendships that had a shelf life. Helps you see how was a life long friend vs a drinking buddy.
This post was edited on 10/24/22 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 10/24/22 at 7:31 pm to elprez00
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I mean, it got so bad that one my friends got married and several out of this group skipped his wedding. This was a huge deal, someone we didn’t think would ever meet someone gets hitched, outside nonetheless, and people still bailed because Covid.
There has to be more to this story. That’s an active choice to sabotage a friendship, not a passive shift in priorities over time.
Is there any bad blood there?
Posted on 10/24/22 at 7:54 pm to elprez00
You’re not alone, my boomer parents (who take MSM nightly news as gospel), borderline disowned me during peak government/media shot propaganda because I wouldn’t get the shot.
I still haven’t gotten the shot, and luckily the parents are starting to relax a bit now that the fear campaign is easing up.
I still haven’t gotten the shot, and luckily the parents are starting to relax a bit now that the fear campaign is easing up.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 7:55 pm to Epic Cajun
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I'm the opposite, I see people who have no friends and only hang out with their spouse and kids and wonder how they can go through life like that.
Yeah.
That's what I said.
Posted on 10/24/22 at 7:58 pm to Rhino5
My Boomer dad distrusts all media and government and told me not to get it.
They haven't been married for many decades but my Boomer mom was the one forwarding chain emails that it would make you grow a 3rd ear or something
They haven't been married for many decades but my Boomer mom was the one forwarding chain emails that it would make you grow a 3rd ear or something
Posted on 10/24/22 at 7:58 pm to SCLibertarian
I mean a lot of people here are from Louisiana
They were locked down, schools fricked, masks on, vaccines required more than almost every other state
They probably actually thought that was normal behavior. They live in a disaster zone.
Most places had a couple weeks in May 2020 and then that was it. Everything was open.
The people in Louisiana are just made soft as shite. New York light.
They were locked down, schools fricked, masks on, vaccines required more than almost every other state
They probably actually thought that was normal behavior. They live in a disaster zone.
Most places had a couple weeks in May 2020 and then that was it. Everything was open.
The people in Louisiana are just made soft as shite. New York light.
This post was edited on 10/24/22 at 8:00 pm
Posted on 1/17/23 at 4:34 pm to Colonel Angus
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I just did the social thing from 15-45ish and I've moved on
There are definitely different phases in life, but interacting with others, even for a brief period of time, is still very healthy for your mental health regardless of your age.
I do find this current generation of people raising kids to not be nearly as social as the generation of parents raising children in the 80’s and 90’s.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 4:36 pm to Paul Allen
Slow day, Paul?
Posted on 1/17/23 at 4:36 pm to elprez00
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Bad part is, this was one of the things holding us to staying in Louisiana. Now I find myself wondering what we’re still doing here.
That’s not a bad part. That’s a revelation.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 4:38 pm to elprez00
Same. Long time group of friends. Didn't always see eye to eye on things but that didn't matter. We'd all have a good time.
They they joined the Covid cult. Some Even got their kids vaxxed. I've invited them to campouts and to watch games but now I'm just pretty much over it. The Rainbow revolution and the cult of Covid got them.
Oh well. I'll move on. I have other friends.
They they joined the Covid cult. Some Even got their kids vaxxed. I've invited them to campouts and to watch games but now I'm just pretty much over it. The Rainbow revolution and the cult of Covid got them.
Oh well. I'll move on. I have other friends.
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