Posted by Penny on October 1, 2003, at 12:54:21
In reply to Re: It's my birthday and I'll cry if I want to..., posted by yabba on October 1, 2003, at 12:25:59
Some people on here are more open with their locations than others - I live in Carrboro, NC and work at UNC-Chapel Hill. I've actually emailed a couple of the folks I've met on the board from my area using 'real' names (my 'real' name is not Penny) and I've had coffee a few times with one of the ladies I've met here.
Making friends in person is difficult - I had friends through work in Charlotte (where I lived from June 1998 - August 2002) and I had friends in college, but here I pretty much just have my former roommate, and we have lots of issues (have been friends for 9 years and never should have become roommates - now our relationship is seriously strained). Part of my problem - I'm not exactly a barrel of laughs when I feel depressed so much of the time. Many folks just don't understand why and I don't want to be a burden on them. Then there are the folks I used to be pretty close to who I've become distanced from for various reasons. Even with some of them reaching out to me lately, I just don't have the energy to put into strengthening/maintaining/renewing the friendship. Not that I don't want friends, but some of these folks live 2-3 hours away and I don't have the time or energy to see them very frequently, nor the money to talk to them long distance all the time, and they're not that big on email.
I don't know, excuses excuses and I'm rambling. Sorry. :-|
Anyway, that's my story...
P
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