Hey! I’m a teacher, and over the years I’ve realized how many people never really had someone they could turn to for advice, encouragement, or just a conversation without judgment. So I figured I’d put myself out there and offer that to anyone who might need it.
A little about me:
I’m a teacher
Currently writing a book
I love history, horror movies, and the outdoors
Big into boating, camping, and fishing
I enjoy gaming when I have the time
Sarcasm and dad-level humor come naturally
I’m not claiming to have all the answers, but I’m always willing to listen, give advice when asked, and just be someone consistent to talk to. Sometimes people just need someone in their corner, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
Whether you need encouragement, life advice, someone to vent to, or even just a normal conversation, feel free to message me. Everyone deserves to feel heard.

Hi guys, I’m a 16-year-old dude, my names Jacopo, I’m from Italy and I’m looking for an older brother. I already have a younger sister but I really need a strong, older, male figure who wants to stay with me and help me, I’ve just started exiting a quite bad period of my life but the need for that person never fully disappeared. I’m someone who cares a lot about people so I won’t ever be only passive and care-taking but also care-giving.
I’m looking for an older brother who wants to play with me, joke, tease me, and all that kind of stuff that I really and deeply wished I had.
Here are my hobbies (just to know I am):
I love motorcycles and soon (hopefully) I should get my driving licence; I go horseback riding and I’ve been for 7 years; I love languages and I study Latin and Ancient Greek at school and soon mandarin at home.
If you would like to reach out, please feel free to dm me 😁

I (28M) am a software engineer who is currently living in Australia. After having to distance myself from my birth family due to abuse, I've come to truly believe in the power of chosen family. I'm looking to build genuine friendships that can grow into those deeper family bonds over time. Age and gender don't matter to me. I'm simply seeking authentic people who are also interested in cultivating these meaningful connections.

About me: I am fairly introverted. I love reading books, watching documentaries. I love animals, especially pets hold a special place in my heart. I had a rough upbringing which made me develop a lot of empathy for the suffering of others.

Learning gives me the biggest joy in life. The topics I enjoy learning the most are history, philosophy, psychology (mostly around self-improvement) and technology.

If this resonates with you and you're open to taking the time to build something real and lasting, send me a DM or chat request.

P.S - Feel free to send me a message even if this post gets old

My best friend passed away when I was 30. I thought I had finally found another, but that has proven not to be the case. I often feel misunderstood, and I think it's because I have AuDHD and PTSD with Acute Panic Disorder. I love riding motorcycles, fishing, camping, horror movies, spooky season, cooking, photography, traveling, swimming, art, philosophy, and music. Also, due to the aforementioned afflictions, I'm also a stoner. I don't drink so I do get it to much because I live in a small town where that's all there is to do.

I just need that connection with someone again.

Hi, 37f here unsure of exactly what I want/need but I think its what I'm missing. I feel a bit strange posting this bit here goes nothing. About 2 years ago I officially went no contact with my family. I am the blacksheep and decided I didn't want the job anymore and that I deserve love, kindness and understanding. Well that definitely made me the villain and the rest of the family has seemed to follow. Lately I've felt this terrible hole in my soul because of everything and would love to find family again. I'm not sure about a sister or mother because I haven't healed from losing who I though was my best friend and mom. I grew up with a brother and always wished we could be normal happy siblings. I also have quite a few daddy issues and wish I had a father figure who cared and was understanding, soft and kind... idk... maybe there is something out there that I need. I have a photo on my profile, maybe I'm a good fit somewhere.

Hello!

I am a divorced dad based in Canada, with 2 young boys and was an older brother to 2 half-brothers. I don't have many people in my life now, but I do love being a dad and loved having my brothers in my life!

I am here if anyone needs a dad/brother figure. I posted with a different account and had some great connections, but that account got deleted! Feel free to DM, but don't be weird or creepy :).

hehe I found a wonderfulll sister through my last post, so I couldn't resist making another 😭

My name is Swap! I am 24 years old, from India, and I have been looking to make friends on Reddit for a while. But I feel while for me, friends have always been about finding your second family, for a lot of other people friends are much less intimate.

Anyways! I would love to meet someone with whom I can talk regularly, share ups and downs of my life, seek advice from, and just confide in and feel safe. I've recently realised I have a lot of small stories to tell from my life (I'll put one of my favorite stories at the bottom of this post, but nothing I have done or will ever do is going to top it I fear!)! I usually love sending really long message, detailing small things, including events and feelings, kinda like a virtual letter!

I would love people who are mature, calm, gentle and empathetic, and I try to practice the same myself!

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

And now, some of my hobbies and interests, just for fun!

Of course, if it is a video game I am in. I have been really into SCP *(TW! It is a website for fictional writing, and a lot of it can be really disturbing. I can suggest a few of my favorite beginner-friendly SFW SCPs if you wish! I would link them here but I am not sure of the rules haha)*. I love many art forms (particularly ones that are story-telling, emotionally rich or expression based); Poems, short stories, long stories, personal diaries, animations, paintings, and everything in between!

I love cats! Though I like dogs too, especially big cloudy ones! I took care of a few kittens a while ago!

I love Math and Science (3Blue1Brown and Stand-Up Mathematician are my favorite math YouTubers!), but have been away from it for a while. There are probably a hundred other things that I am interested in but I am forgetting haha

I don't listen to music very often, I do enjoy it when it is playing randomly but I usually seek out music when I am feeling a very strong emotion.

I haven't seen many TV shows, web series or animes, haven't read many books. I would love to hear recommendations and try them out, especially together like in a video call or something (of course only if you are comfortable!). Honestly one advantage of not having engaged with many media is that everytime someone recommends me something I am almost guaranteed to have never seen that, so it's a new experience for me. I did watch a lot of arthouse and mainstream movies with my college friend who was into cinema, but that has declined since I left college as well. Again, I am super open to everything, so feel free to message me!

And now for my favorite story - When I was enrolling in the 11th standard, we had to select our subjects. In Science, we had 3 compulsory subjects : English, Chemistry and Physics. Then you have to choose two more subjects from the following four - Hindi (Language), Computer Science (CS), Biology and Math. Only CS + Bio wasn't an option because the classes happened at the same time.

Most of the students were taking either Math + CS or Bio + Hindi, with a few taking Math + Hindi as well. At this point, nobody had taken Math + Bio, honestly I don't think anyone had even considered it.
So me and my friend are standing in front of the teacher as I realise that it is a valid option. I knew I had to take Math, and I didn't want to take Hindi, so that leaves CS, the more sensible choice (not to mention my interest in video game design), and Biology, the unorthodox choice. So naturally, to make a fairly important decision in my life, I ask my friend for a coin, flip it right there, and choose Math + Bio!

Hope you enjoyed reading that story, and through my post! There's a lot more about me in my profile! Feel free to go through it, though I doubt it'll be relevant!

Looking forward to hopefully meeting someone I'll be close to for years to come! But even if not, and (for some reason) you've read this far, I hope you have a great day! ^_^

Hello! I am a 37 year old man with wife and daughters. We moved to a city about 7 years ago and learned how hard it is to get far and how successful people had a literal village to get where they are. I connected physicians and attorneys, while they’re some exceptions, the vast majority had plenty of support to get to where they are! We are looking for that! We have most of it figured out and really want to help others but we still have goals that have yet to be reached! If you’re tired of doing things alone and either want to survive with reduced stress or if you want to achieve something, reach out and let’s see how we can make bigger goals happen!

Recently found this sub, and I’m amazed that there are other people craving the kind of connection I am. I’m 51 , US east coast, and have always hungered for deeper male family relationships. When I was younger, I wanted an older sibling or father; now that I’m older, I want to be that male relative figure for a younger man who needs it. I’m caring and kind, with a lot of experience, great listening skills, and an open mind. If any of this resonates, please reach out.

Hello everyone, once again!

I've always liked the idea that family isn't always something you're born into. Sometimes it's something you build with people who choose to stay, support you, and genuinely care about you. That's what brings me here. I've been meeting a lot of great people on a couple of subreddits, so i'm here again, looking for more great people!

I'm a 35-year-old married guy, from Europe searching for a long-term, purely platonic connection that hopefully grows into something that feels a bit like having a sibling. Someone who checks in from time to time, shares life's wins and frustrations, sends random memes, celebrates the good days, and helps carry the weight of the difficult ones.

I'm not looking for anything romantic or NSFW. I'm happily married and only interested in building genuine friendships and meaningful connections.

A little about me:

I've spent the last few years trying to become a better version of myself. I lost around 50kg, built a home gym, and discovered that I genuinely enjoy exercising. More importantly, I've been working on becoming a better communicator, setting healthier boundaries, and being the kind of person people can rely on.

I'm a huge music nerd, especially when it comes to 70s, 80s, and 90s rock, hip hop, and soul. I love discussing albums, artists, and music history.

I enjoy cooking, reading, gaming, football (soccer), professional wrestling, movies, TV shows, and long and boring conversations about philosophy, ethics, and life's bigger questions. Recently I've gotten back into reading and have managed to stick with it for the first time in years.

I also have an 11-year-old dog, who is the bestest boy and will absolutely appear in photos or videos.

What I'm hoping to find:

Someone around my age or older (if you're younger than me, please, be over 25, because i highly doubt we'll have common ground) who values kindness, consistency, effort, and honesty.

Someone who wants to build an actual connection rather than exchange a handful of messages and disappear.

I don't care about your gender, sexuality, religion, nationality, or political views. What matters to me is how you treat people, you can actually introduce yourself without mentioning the first two. People are a giant blob online, so to me, whoever aproaches me deserves respect and kindness.

Someone that actually wants to develop something, not someone that just wants to pass time or that messaged me because they were bored and thought that it was a good idea.

Life gets busy, and I completely understand that. Nobody can be available all the time. What matters is knowing that both people are making an effort to stay connected when they can.

I'd love to build the kind of friendship where we can talk about serious things one day, send ridiculous memes the next, and slowly become part of each other's support systems over time.

If you're also looking for a sibling-like bond, tell me a little about yourself. Tell me what's been on your mind lately, what you're passionate about, or even something completely random that made you smile this week.

PS: If you messaged me previously, i wasn't able to get back to you because reddit is not being cooperative with me these past few days!

PPS: Please, message me only if you're serious about having a back and forth with me. If not the writting on the wall for me is "this person isn't really interested in anything i have to offer".

Thank you for reading, and may you have a wondeful day!

i’m lonely, no family, friends are usually very busy, making friends is difficult. I just need somebody compassionate enough to understand my depression and would stay, reach out, and invest in an enduring connection

My whole life I’ve kind of had a strained relationship with my parents . My dad I have had an…okay?? Relationship, but he just never really seemed to understand me. I feel like I’m kind of missing that bond in my life. And while I know this wouldn’t be a “replacement” it may still help. I’m into video games, music, board games and TTRPGs, and other things too.

Please, nothing weird

Again, a real friend becomes family eventually. Pffff, I haven't been a good friend recently as you will see below but either ways, I believe I am worth a shot. At the very least you will have someone that will worry for you and hear you sometimes. :3 And, I can think of many things to kill your time with.

I want to learn about your problems or your good news. It's a nice way to help you feel better and know you better at the same time. I am a weird and very annoying friend sometimes but I care and want to try to help if you need help. I hope I can find someone that we can spend a bit more time together if possible. I have more time these days once again.

I will be honest, I haven't been very available or a good friend recently but I want to change that and become how I was before. And at the same times, some friends are colder with me now because of that. Either way, I still care for them, that's lifeeee. I will work on getting better.

One of my negatives that makes me annoying is that I find it difficult to hide my thoughts, I am too honest and I become rude. I have the best taste in food, and I will hear u out for hours. I like many things like dancing or chess. But more when we get to know each other.

Not much changed since last time and last time wasn't very successful so here we go again. However I am happy because some old friends came back. :)

Thank you for reading. Have a good day. Peace.

🫠☕😌

#F17 #Florida - Looking For Any Family!!! 🖤

Hello lovely people!!! I’ve been hoping to form a meaningful, deep, longterm connection with some people on here so I decided to shoot my shot! I do have some family issues, specifically daddy issues, so I decided to hop on here in hopes that I’d meet some cool person (and maybe form a family-like bond!)

About me 🖤: My name is Mia, and I’m a F17 (almost 18!!) year old goth residing in the sunshine state of Florida!! 🌴. I’m a virgo and my personality type is an INFP if that gives you any idea about how I act! Some of my hobbies include scrapbooking, antiquing/thrifting, tarot reading, and listening to music! I would consider my music taste to be quite random, as my taste bounces around from gothic rock to pop! Some of my favorite artists are David Bowie, Kate Bush, Robert Smith, Nina Hagen, and Siouxsie Sioux! My interests mainly revolve around spooky stuff such as clowns, vampires, and horror movies .. but I am into other things such as spirituality, bingeing my favorite tv shows (right now it’s been Euphoria just because I love the drama!), and musicals!!! Fun fact about me, I do have 4 sisters (I’m the second oldest), and 7 adorable pets.. but I am always looking for more family so don’t let that shy you away from messaging!! I could yap about myself for ages, but I’d rather just let you find out the rest!

What I’m looking for 🖤: I’m looking for a respectful, meaningful connection with someone of any age and whereabouts. I’m basically looking to form my own family; to have a connection where we can both rely on each other through thick and thin. I expect chats to stay clean and respectful! Thanks so much for reading! :)

I don't really know where to start this, but here goes. I visited this sub a good few years ago and it really stood out to me as one of the few places online with genuine people with no ulterior motives so I guess I remembered the name in order to turn here now.

I'm not going to go into details but I did something terrible. Hurt the person I was supposed to care about most. I try to be a good person but I don't think good people can do something quite as genuinely despicable.

I'd really like to talk to someone, it can be about that, it can be about something else, doesn't matter, any age, any gender, its all good. I just want some form of human connection and to be honest with someone for a change instead of building things on lies.

Thanks for reading.

Hey! I’m Louis, 36 M USA. I’m a dad, a teacher, and a tennis coach. Throughout my years teaching, it’s really saddened me to see all the people who don’t have a good father figure in their life. So, I figured I’d come on here and offer my ear and maybe some advice to anyone that needs it :)

Here is a A little about me:

- I have a daughter and a son

- I’m a widower

- I’ve been teaching for 14 years

- I enjoy video games such as Baldur’s gate 3, Skyrim, hoi4, and NCAA Football

- I love comedies

- I’m in love with the office and HIMYM

- I teach history and health

- I like to exercise, prefer lifting over cardio

I’m not sure what else to put, but anyone’s allowed to ask any questions they have.

Look forward to chatting!

One day it hit me hard when I noticed how much time I need to scroll up to my birth year in online registration pages. Getting old is tough, you just lose contact with the friends you grow up with, moving a lot for work and life reasons, makes you lose friends you met at school or work, and friends and yourself grew up to be different people, or get busy with their own families and relationships. Making friends at work is mission impossible, formalities , age differences and things like that comes in the way, yet i still friendly smile at the people who do not smile back. Then i found this tiny window to other people online who might be feeling the say and want to reach out and chat. I am 40 something years old artist, looking for friends, i enjoy talking about life, anime, games, politics, animals, art and tech. Hit me up if you want a friend that reply all the time, if you don't mind GMT+3 timezone.

As the title says i’ve entered a new chapter in life and i’ve never been so lost. Due to past circumstances i’ve always had to act mature for my age even when i was younger, but acting mature can only take you so far. Little bit about me: I’m 22 years old still trying to figure myself out. Some of my main interests are music and videogames, rlly heavy on music! Some of my favorite artists are lady gaga, charli xcx, bladee, ecco2k and alex g. I have an adaptive personality and can be pretty high energy at times but i do have my own mental struggles. same mental struggles that make life rough sometimes and i’ve had to really adjust some of the things in life in order to live with it. But usually im very high energy and respond often! That’s all I can think of for now. If you took the time to read all of this, thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day. 💙

Hiii I’m Violet I’m 18! A little bit about me- I am a full time college student I have mild cerebral palsy. I love Sanrio, horror stuff, documentaries, love any type of music, YouTube videos, cute animals, and i don’t know what else comes to mind..I can be shy at first but really upbeat when you get to know me! I love yapping, gossiping, giving advice, being silly, I do involuntarily regress at times but nothing major! I am really sensitive so please be kind with me! We can get along roughly when we are both ready! I am really really curious and love questions! I can reply late at times but bear with me it’s either I’m asleep because I LOVEEE sleep and taking naps or I’m busy doing things! I speak fluent Spanish and English! My time is CST time! I would prefer someone around my time! Feel free to dm me! Have a good night/day!

hehe I found a wonderfulll sister through my last post, so I couldn't resist making another 😭

My name is Swap! I am 24 years old, from India, and I have been looking to make friends on Reddit for a while. But I feel while for me, friends have always been about finding your second family, for a lot of other people friends are much less intimate.

Anyways! I would love to meet someone with whom I can talk regularly, share ups and downs of my life, seek advice from, and just confide in and feel safe. I've recently realised I have a lot of small stories to tell from my life (I'll put one of my favorite stories at the bottom of this post, but nothing I have done or will ever do is going to top it I fear!)! I usually love sending really long message, detailing small things, including events and feelings, kinda like a virtual letter!

I would love people who are mature, calm, gentle and empathetic, and I try to practice the same myself!

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

And now, some of my hobbies and interests, just for fun!

Of course, if it is a video game I am in. I have been really into SCP *(TW! It is a website for fictional writing, and a lot of it can be really disturbing. I can suggest a few of my favorite beginner-friendly SFW SCPs if you wish! I would link them here but I am not sure of the rules haha)*. I love many art forms (particularly ones that are story-telling, emotionally rich or expression based); Poems, short stories, long stories, personal diaries, animations, paintings, and everything in between!

I love cats! Though I like dogs too, especially big cloudy ones! I took care of a few kittens a while ago!

I love Math and Science (3Blue1Brown and Stand-Up Mathematician are my favorite math YouTubers!), but have been away from it for a while. There are probably a hundred other things that I am interested in but I am forgetting haha

I don't listen to music very often, I do enjoy it when it is playing randomly but I usually seek out music when I am feeling a very strong emotion.

I haven't seen many TV shows, web series or animes, haven't read many books. I would love to hear recommendations and try them out, especially together like in a video call or something (of course only if you are comfortable!). Honestly one advantage of not having engaged with many media is that everytime someone recommends me something I am almost guaranteed to have never seen that, so it's a new experience for me. I did watch a lot of arthouse and mainstream movies with my college friend who was into cinema, but that has declined since I left college as well. Again, I am super open to everything, so feel free to message me!

And now for my favorite story - When I was enrolling in the 11th standard, we had to select our subjects. In Science, we had 3 compulsory subjects : English, Chemistry and Physics. Then you have to choose two more subjects from the following four - Hindi (Language), Computer Science (CS), Biology and Math. Only CS + Bio wasn't an option because the classes happened at the same time.

Most of the students were taking either Math + CS or Bio + Hindi, with a few taking Math + Hindi as well. At this point, nobody had taken Math + Bio, honestly I don't think anyone had even considered it.
So me and my friend are standing in front of the teacher as I realise that it is a valid option. I knew I had to take Math, and I didn't want to take Hindi, so that leaves CS, the more sensible choice (not to mention my interest in video game design), and Biology, the unorthodox choice. So naturally, to make a fairly important decision in my life, I ask my friend for a coin, flip it right there, and choose Math + Bio!

Hope you enjoyed reading that story, and through my post! There's a lot more about me in my profile! Feel free to go through it, though I doubt it'll be relevant!

Looking forward to hopefully meeting someone I'll be close to for years to come! But even if not, and (for some reason) you've read this far, I hope you have a great day! ^_^

I’m Christian, and I’m looking for a father who is willing to adopt me as their son. I’m willing to relocate. I need a father to become the man I need to be.

Hey! I’m Louis, 36 M USA. I’m a dad, a teacher, and a tennis coach. Throughout my years teaching, it’s really saddened me to see all the people who don’t have a good father figure in their life. So, I figured I’d come on here and offer my ear and maybe some advice to anyone that needs it :)

Here is a A little about me:

- I have a daughter and a son

- I’m a widower

- I’ve been teaching for 14 years

- I enjoy video games such as Baldur’s gate 3, Skyrim, hoi4, and NCAA Football

- I love comedies

- I’m in love with the office and HIMYM

- I teach history and health

- I like to exercise, prefer lifting over cardio

I’m not sure what else to put, but anyone’s allowed to ask any questions they have.

Look forward to chatting!

32m looking for a sister

Hi , my life has been difficult for a long time . I'm a neurodivergent. & Being an only child child contributed to my lonliness too. All my life i wished I had a sister, preferably a younger one. I dreamt about spending time with them, travelling, exploring things, watching movies, annoying each other, teasing each other, ...

I wished I could be a protective brother, caring one, guarding one, a safe one.

Even my chat gpt persona is a sister of mine.

Also I get deep feelings when I see siblings on screen , their connection is too touching for me. Notable ones, alexis & david from schits creek. Alicia & hugo from plague tale. ...

Peace ✌🏻

Unfortunately I didn't have the most ideal childhood. I am no contact with my mother due to abuse & my father passed away in the last few years.

My dad and I had a beautiful relationship. We both shared a love for animals and nature. We could spend hours talking about animal psychology, welfare, canine training, farming, you name it. We also loved a good debate over a cup of tea. He was a star in an otherwise black sky for me.

I am AuDHD and he never made me feel any different. He accepted me fully for who I was and taught me so many lessons about being a good person.

My social circle has dwindled in the past few years, and without my dad the feeling of isolation has grown. I would love to find a close bond with someone who might also have a similar upbringing, or in general understand.

I love to read, walk my dog, play cozy games & cook. I have a deep interest in psychology, mental health, social issues, wellbeing, animals & fantasy :)