I would LOVE to be able to branch out, but as much as I’ve tried in my almost 30 years, it always ends as nothing but a wet fart. Most of the people who I do vibe with (and who tolerate me) exist in the form of potential romantic interests and it just doesn’t work out. I can’t find that “line” of platonicness and romance. From that perspective then, I guess it makes sense why my friendships/commections ceased formation in my adolescence. Doesn’t make it suck any less though lolololol
Hah, I don’t know anyone from those days anymore; all i’ve got is my partners, the people in my org’s regional section, and maybe three or four folks that cropped up in the margins like a decade ago and somehow survived the slashing and burning of reactionary purges. A number that gets smaller every year lmao