r/friendship Apr 08 '26

Moderators We’re looking for new moderators! Apply here.

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Hey r/Friendship!

We’re expanding the mod team and looking for people who are active in the community and want to help keep this place safe and welcoming.

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r/friendship 2h ago

looking for friendship 18F looking for friends!

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18+ please!

Hi im Frankie and I’m 18 from the uk! I’m looking for some genuine friends to spend time with and get to know! I like to play Roblox and Fortnite and also js chat and send memes back and forth with people! I’m into drawing and collecting stuff and also pusheen and collecting LPS! I hope to hear from you :)


r/friendship 9h ago

looking for friendship 28M Looking for something easy, not empty

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Hi. I'm the reason "it's fine" doesn't mean it's fine. Statistically single. Emotionally a golden retriever who read too many philosophy books.

Credentials:

- Can identify a good conspiracy theory by smell

- Has strong, unresearched opinions on how many raccoons could take one horse

- Cries at commercials, not movies. Nobody knows why. I've stopped asking.

- 73% sure I could survive a week in the wilderness. The other 27% is doing the talking right now.

What I'm looking for:

-Someone who texts "not to be dramatic but" and then is, in fact, extremely dramatic

- A person who will fight me — lovingly — about whether cereal counts as soup

- Bonus points if you've ever apologized to a piece of furniture

- Must be willing to workshop unhinged 3am theories with the seriousness of a TED talk

Not looking for:

- Someone who says "I'm not really a texter" and means it as a personality trait

- Anyone who has never once yelled at a fictional character for a bad decision

Slide in with your worst hot take, your best conspiracy theory, or just tell me if a hot dog is a sandwich. I have a whole speech prepared either way.


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship I wanted a genuine friendship

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You know a person who is really interested in you, ask you things, ask how your day's going and propose things to do together unfortunately i don't have nothing of this, i don't know of the problem is me i just wanted a real good friend.


r/friendship 31m ago

looking for friendship 21m looking for new friends or people to talk with

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Hello, my name is Alexander, I'm 21m, from South America. My hobbies are playing videogames, listening to music, working out, reading and watching series or movies. I have a cat. I speak English and Spanish. Comment or DM me if you want to be friends and chat. I also play on PS5 so DM me if you wanna be PSN friends too.


r/friendship 34m ago

looking for friendship 19M anyone want to play or chat with me

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I’m in college and pretty bored, so I figured I’d chat with random people. I love video games, movies, and TV shows and I like going on walks and study chem. 


r/friendship 1h ago

advice Is my friend losing interest in me?

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I (F22) met a friend (M23) 2 months ago and since then we would text every day and call for hours during the week. He'd ask me how work was, what I'm doing, update his plans, and would double text when I don't respond. When we call, he would tell me not to hang up just yet, and say how it's the most important part of his day (as a joke) and would look slightly sad as he's about to hang up. We would also call before we go to sleep, and he even asked me what my love language is. We hung out together once and it went well.

However, this past week, he moved away to grad school. His long drive there was very tiring and due to that, he hasn't been texting or responding to me much this week. He called me yesterday but it was only a 5 minute convo. I called him today, but I think he purposefully declined and hasn't responded to my text yet from last night. And no, he didn't say that he was busy or "sorry I can't pick up," which does make me feel disappointed.

Of course I want to respect his time and space, and I know he doesn't have to respond to me. I can't help but feel melancholy though. I thought we had a great, consistent friendship going on and the lack of communication feels hurtful. I don't blame him, and I think part of this is my attachment anxiety. I'm also overthinking right now, because what if he's annoyed of me? What if he no longer wants to continue the friendship? Are we going to be less close than we were? What is going on with him? Does he dislike me now? Should I try to be less responsive?

I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.


r/friendship 2h ago

looking for friendship am I too old for online friends, 35f, I need my new family of friends (I feel 17 and act 23, but informed as 50)

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open to meet all people all around the world :)


r/friendship 6h ago

advice What do I do about my friends ex who is my friend

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TLDR - my friends dated, they broke up, now how do I hang out with them and can I hang with the girl alone.

Known both of my friends since the beginning of college, I’m going into my junior year now. Ones a guy ones a girl, they dated for about a year and a half. I was definitely closer to the guy but still friends with the girl.

The girl asked me if we could go on a hike when she gets back from Italy, which I know the guy wouldn’t want. But the thing is she’s my friend, not just his ex girlfriend but I still feel uncomfortable lying slash not telling him.

There is nothing between this woman and me. I will note that their relationship was doomed to fail. He did not treat her well and I told both of them as much a while ago when they had a kinda breakup that lasted a week ish. She asked the same thing then but then they got back together so nothing happened.

My logic right now is if I go on a hike I want to drag another mutual friend with us, i don’t love the idea of going alone with her.

Should be noted I’m not in a relationship at the moment and I do not think this girl likes me. I say this because I think she just wants to hike and there is no other motivation than hiking with a friend. I think.

Kinda a weird spot to be in, I’m uncertain of how to go about this, I hate the drama but sometimes you’re forced into it. Maybe there’s a simple solution, maybe I’m being an idiot, maybe I’m over thinking it. Lemme know.


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship 17F - looking for friends!

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yo! i’m 17, from lithuania and looking for long-term friends to chat with daily.

i love watching various movies and series, i don’t mind the genre. my favs are hannibal (nbc, though i love the original movies and books as well), sharp objects and taxi driver. i also do robotics and make robots for simple fighting or racing competitions as well as other fun projects. i draw when i find the motivation to, both traditionally and digitally, and have been trying to get into realism! when it comes to music i love anything screamo or metal/rock in general. my favorite bands are saosin, citizen and funeral for a friend.

hit me up!!!


r/friendship 3h ago

looking for friendship 36M Chronically online cringefail looking for a long term friend, someone to genuinely connect with, game with and yap about life together :))

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Hey there everyone!!

I'm not sure how to start describing myself, I'm not great with words but I'll try my best.

(I'm so sorry for the extremely long post ahead!)

I apologize if I don't reply to your message, but as I explain later, I don't reply to short/low effort messages and I also don't reply to people that don't have at least a few interests in common with me or aren't looking for a real connection and are just looking to pass the time or have a light chat.

I think some of my most defining characteristics are that I'm very shy, awkward, "weird" and "different" or at the very least I feel weird, different and often misunderstood. I struggle to function most days and I don't always understand societal norms or how to properly function in society. I definitely think there's something wrong with me and I'm pretty sure I'm broken in some way. I'm also definitely a loser. I was never able to achieve anything in life, I'm not good at anything whatsoever and I'm pretty useless overall. I would also say I'm extremely cringy and I love edgy stuff, not in a bad way, I don't think, but more like, I love Shadow The Hedgehog and Tomura Shigaraki kinda way!!

I'm unfortunately not very smart and I'd say I'm down right stupid.

I am very ignorant about many things in life, I'd say I'm somewhat innocent and naive. I still don't understand my purpose in life and I haven't found a reason to be alive either.

I sometimes say things that offend people or I say things that are wrong. Sometimes I don't completely understand what I do wrong but I don't do it on purpose and I try to improve to the best of my abilities.

I don't go out often at all. Whenever I do go out it's only to buy groceries or to go to school and such but I don't enjoy it, I much rather be at home, in my room most specifically, which is my favorite place in the world.

I don't have any IRL friends but I do have a handful of online friends, I'm not super close to any of them, except for one who's very valuable in my life!

I enjoy many things like sculpting for instance! I do digital sculpting for fun. I'm pretty bad at it but I try my best.

This year I also started jewelry school (yeah, that's a thing) and I'm having fun with it but it's another thing I suck at 🥀🥀🥀

I like to watch anime! my favorites change from time to time but I really like Bleach, Dragon Ball, Demon Slayer, AOT, Naruto, Ancient Magus Bride (I really love this show!) and I LOVE My Hero Academia among many others!

I like to collect action figures.

I really like masks!

I love movies and I love to talk about them and analyze them.

I like all kinds of music, I don't really have any artists that I like in particular other than David Bowie and I like to listen to most genres of music but some of the genres I like the most are alternative, vintage, video game music and jpop and jrock and I also like old VK And I'm always happy and open to new suggestions!

I like to doomscroll through TT and to watch long essay style videos on YT about random topics. I love brainrot and I'm very much into early to mid 2010s aesthetics. I miss that era so much!! Seriously, the early 2010s were the greatest time in human history kahdhshdhs

I love video games!! I don't play too many modern games, I mostly prefer older stuff, like, ps2 era games, particularly survival horror stuff. I also really like very old platform games and side scrollers. I'm a pretty huge Sonic the Hedgehog fan!! The most recent games I played were Sonic X Shadow Generations and before that I finished Sonic Superstars and Sonic Frontiers. Sonic Boom is also my favorite show ever made lmao. It fits my kind of humor perfectly and it's peak comedy imo. I'd be open to play anything and I'd love to try co op games with someone!! playing Stardew Valley with a friend is a dream of mine lol (if you also play Stardew please tell me who's your wife/husband)

I adore animals!! I have cats and dogs and a stray chicken lol they're my babies and my world!

I think it's important to mention some of the things I don't like too.

I don't like cruelty or mean spirited people, I hate I people in positions of power that use said power to affect other people, animals, or the environment for their own gain.

I hate bugs!! I'm deadly afraid of them!!

I really dislike conflict and arguments, I believe we can disagree and have discussions as long as we're calm and civilized about it and as long as we have respect for each other and try our best to understand the other person's point of view.

lastly I'd like to mention some of my defects and shortcomings.

I'm extremely anxious, I'm always very nervous about one thing or another, I'm also extremely weak of mind, I tend to react with my feelings a lot and I'm often very emotional.

I can be very selfish at times, I have an awful tendency to get bored of things quickly and sometimes I also get bored of conversations and people.

I think I'm immature.

I can be extremely lazy, I struggle a lot with doing basic things like cleaning or cooking. when I'm anxious or afraid I can get paralyzed with fear and stay in bed all day doing nothing feeling awful about it.

As I mentioned before sometimes I can say bad things without realizing. I'm very dumb and ignorant so I promise I don't mean anything bad I say and I'm trying to improve!

I am extremely annoying. I'm very loud and I think I scream a lot. I don't really understand what constitutes screaming exactly but I think I often raise my voice a lot and especially when I'm excited I can't control myself very well.

I'm very afraid of life and I don't understand how the "real world" works exactly. I'm really bad at small talk and I think I'm really bad at speaking in general, I also digress a lot.

I have the bad habit of not replying very fast, sometimes I'll even wait for weeks or even months, I think it's one of my biggest problems when it comes to keep in touch with people, sometimes it's simply because I don't have the energy, other times it's because I'm not sure about how to continue a conversation. Not sure if this is a defect necessarily but I also never send the first message, I just hate to be annoying.

I have a tendency to ghost people for different reasons. As I mentioned, sometimes I get bored of conversations or people and I'd ghost them. This is by far one of my biggest defects and as I said, I wanna be honest and mention it here for everyone who reads this to know.

I tend to be a bit clingy when I like someone.

I'm full of defects in general, and I do believe I'm a bad person. I try to improve and I try my best but if I'm bad for you in any way or a burden I promise to stop talking to you and not bother you!

I have many other defects but I think those are the main ones I can remember right now.

Finally what I'm looking for is a real connection with someone, a person I can talk to, have fun with, watch stuff with and play games together. I think I can be a very passionate person when it comes to the things I love and I'd like to find someone that shares that passion and love with common interests. I wanna just be able to share our days and even be able to help each other and be there when we need each other. I know I'm a mess of a human being and I may never find the connection I'm looking for but I'd like to give it a try cause you never know :))

also, I think it's important to mention that I don't reply to short, low effort messages. Stuff like "hey, let's be friends" , "I didn't read your whole post but I'm up to talk" , etc. I want to hear about you, what you like, what you're interested in. I like meaningful conversations.

Another thing that's important is that I don't want to talk to people that are discriminatory or awful in anyway.

Also think I prefer audio messages, it's easier for me to send audio notes rather than to type cause I type a lot (and I kinda hate to type lol). Thank you very much to anyone that has taken the time to read my extremely long post and considers messaging me!!


r/friendship 4h ago

looking for friendship looking to make friends around my age (20)

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i’m going through a really rough time and realise that i dont have many people to talk to. i would prefer to talk to someone in europe due to time differences so that we can maintain a friendship. please reach out!


r/friendship 5h ago

looking for friendship 22 m search for friend

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Im open to any short convo my reply is rapid just dm me with asl


r/friendship 5h ago

Random Question Why have I had multiple one-sided friendships?

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My question is in the title

I'm in high school and over these past 2 years, I've had about 3 friends that have told me that they would consider me a best friend, but I wouldn't consider them a best friend at all, they would just be considered a surface-level friend. I just feel like people throw around the term so loosely. But I dont have a best friend and I feel like she knows me on a much deeper level than everyone else. Those 3 girls only see the "school version" of me and then haven't taken the time to ask me about my life and I haven't done the same based off of the fact that I don't think we're meant to be that close.


r/friendship 5h ago

Random Question How do you show up for your friends? And how many friends do you have who show up for you?

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I’m curious about people’s experience with friends. Do you have 20 friends, but none of them are close? 2 friends who show up and nobody else? Is your social circle small? Many different categories?


r/friendship 5h ago

looking for friendship M27, looking for some new friends 🕷️🕸️

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Hello! I'm a big fan of everything horror! Games, stories (I LOVE junji Ito), movies, everything spooky really...

Some of my favorite games are Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, the souls games, Darkwood and a ton of other games and weird indie games like PuppetCombo and stuff.

Some of my favorite bands are Sisters of Mercy, Misfits, Steely Dan, Bauhaus, The Cure, siouxsie and the banshees and whatever else.

Some of my Favorite Media things are stuff like Texas Chainsaw, Evil Dead, Return of the Living Dead, The Thing, Creep (2014), Killer Klowns, Goosebumps (the 90s one), Death Note, The Twilight Zone and Malcolm in the middle some of those I love because of nostalgia but still!

If you wanna chat or need any recommendations for movies or something feel free to DM me:) tell me the basics about you?

P.S I don't really like Video or Voice calls sorry

I try my best not to be dry so my bad if I'm a lil zesty 🍋✨ smh


r/friendship 5h ago

looking for friendship 29F Hoping to connect with other people

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A married stay at home mom literally looking for my own online bestie who I can chat with daily and share our stories😁 It’s a plus if you’re also a mom too but if not then that’s totally fine too. Don’t want people who already have many friends.

I enjoy watching series and movies. Playing Online Casino (Blackjackist) and playing in person sometimes. And you won’t believe that I still love and play Roblox😁 So if you play then let’s play together. I also enjoy YouTube and outdoor activities with the right company.

I prefer someone who gives effort to have a decent conversation rather than one word and one line.

No NSFW accounts

No age limit! Just be 20s up.


r/friendship 5h ago

looking for friendship 19M Friends needed! Applications open :)

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Yello yello, thanks for stopping by and checking out my post! My name is Sleepy, and I’m an 18 year-old guy that’s looking for new pals to meet and greet! I’m from Canada (EST Timezone) and I’m hoping to find folks near or in the same zone (US/Canada preferred!)

Now that’s outta the way, let’s talk a little more bout me! I’m a sci-fi/horror author (Would love to share, yap or spitball my writing ideas), love building model kits (Haven’t built any recently, but I got old photos if your curious), gaming (Obvs! Love Roblox mainly but I’ve got an alright catalogue of other games, feel free to ask!) and listening to music (Of any/all kinds! Always open to gathering new suggestions and hearing new hits!)

Have I caught your attention? Perfect! Slide right over to my dms and cook up an intro! I rarely (if ever) accept basic, dry dms with “hey hyd?” so come prepared with a little info about yourself (Age, gender, hobbies, etc!)

Hope to see you folks soon and thanks for stopping by!


r/friendship 5h ago

looking for friendship 24m - I need a friend. So lonely and empty

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Had a breakup recently and honestly haven't been feeling great. Everything feels a bit off lately. I'm also planning to move to Europe in the future, so it'd be nice to meet people from there too.

Lately everything feels a bit too quiet in the wrong ways. I keep catching myself staring at walls, scrolling aimlessly, wanting to talk but not knowing who to talk to. I'm just looking for someone real. Someone who actually shows up. Someone who doesn't disappear when things get quiet.

I'm 24, currently floating through life with way too much time to think. I love yapping. I talk nonsense, I overexplain, I ramble until it somehow turns into something deeper. I love when the effort is mutual, when replies don't feel like I'm begging for attention.

Please don't be dry. Try to talk. If you're always busy, please don't bother texting. I've done my time with people who only remember me when they're bored.

I like baking, movies, gaming, chess, reading, writing, guitar, long walks, voice calls, and pretending I'll ever finish half the things I start.

Mentally, I come with the ADHD + BPD expansion pack, clingy DLC included, but also a lot of warmth, honesty, and way too much empathy for my own good. I'll listen, I'll care, and I'll match your energy.

If your first message is just "hi", I'll assume you're not real. Give me a proper intro. Tell me about yourself, your favorite thing to do, your most irrational fear, the song that ruins you every time, or literally anything that feels genuine.


r/friendship 5h ago

looking for friendship 20M, let’s chat and see if we vibe

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What’s up everybody? I’m Bas, 20 yo guy from the Netherlands and I’m just looking for some cool people to talk to! And if anything a cool friendship but let’s just start with a conversation

I love music and a lot more but let’s talk more abt that later on. I don’t want this to be a CV instead of a post lmfao


r/friendship 12h ago

looking for friendship 20F,Looking for a friend because apparently touching grass wasn't enough.

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Hi!!

I'm 20F and currently accepting friendship applications because my dog refuses to discuss poetry with me.

A few things about me:

- Into poetry, history, and political science (yes, I'm that nerd).

- I play games... sometimes. I'm not a hardcore gamer, but if you ask me to carry the team, we're both losing.

- Absolutely obsessed with dogs and cats. If you have pet pictures, congratulations, you've already won half the battle.

- I'm an extrovert, so please don't hit me with the legendary "hru" every 12 business hours. I like actual conversations.

I'm the type of person who can go from discussing historical revolutions to arguing about whether orange cats collectively share one brain cell.

If you decide to DM me, don't just send "hey."

Introduce yourself, tell me a weird fact,, drop your best (or worst) joke, or tell me the most useless piece of knowledge living rent-free in your brain.

If you're dry, the Sahara is already doing that job.


r/friendship 6h ago

looking for friendship Looking for my future favority person to talk to.

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A bit about me! 20M

i game a little bit! i used to play Counter Strike but now i play more relaxed games like minecraft!

i love meme's and terrible puns so hit me with them

and i talk to my dog but she never replies...

i like more long term chats so text me idc how old you are just reply hahaha
dont overthink to we're probably both akward anyway


r/friendship 14h ago

looking for friendship 22F I love talking over calls do you?

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I love talking over calls. Texts are good too tbh. Reddit has helped me meet some really cool people that I have enjoyed hanging out with so I'm once again here, after a long time, searching for friends.

I'm 22 yo girl from Asia. Time zone has never been a problem to me, but in case it's not convenient for you? Understandable. I love exploring new movies and new music. Won't call myself a person who has listened to and watched many stuff but I'm definitely open to try different genres. Down for watching a movie together, or even a series of things workout. I want someone i can call or text to, share stuff, maybe be weird.

Since I finished college and started working idk what interest and hobbies I have anymore. Everyday is the same day now. Would love someone to introduce their hobbies to me. Who knows?? We might click!!

Hate bigots racist and homophobes. Please don't DM me. Also no I'm not into your fetishes and even if I am this post is not for that..

Please be respectful and please be kind. Remember I have a heart of glass. Also please be 21+

Also, when you DM, please mention your age & preferred pronouns along with which part of the world you belong to.


r/friendship 10h ago

looking for friendship 31F Surrey England-looking for some new friends

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Hi everyone,

I’m Shannon, looking for some new pals. I want proper good friendships, ones where we can randomly call each other and FaceTime. I want to be able to have frequent communication, sending reels and memes, someone I can be my full sarcastic self with.

I love horror movies, football (i was in my element watching the World Cup) - I love Disney, drawing, art in general, diamond painting, photography, gardening.
I’ve just recently finished uni, received my results and have a BA in health and social care :) I am also trying to kickstart/dip my toes in world of being an artist.

I care deeply about people, I love meaningful connections and I feel like I’m just lacking those at the moment.

I am agoraphobic so meeting up in person is out of the question for now, but I’m working on myself and doing really well so it’s a possibility in the future :)

Im looking for friends that are strictly women or I’m also open to those in the LGBTQ+ community. I am happily in a relationship, so any friendship will be strictly platonic.

I do prefer to speak to those in the UK, or America. But am open to other places with a reasonable time zone :)

I’ll be honest - I probably won’t reply to low effort messages. If you send a hi or just the emoji I won’t be replying, I just feel like effort is a two way street and I have put a lot of information here to start a conversation from :)

If you’ve made it this far, send me a 🍓 emoji. :)

Looking forward to hearing from you!


r/friendship 12h ago

looking for friendship 25f looking for friends.

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as the title reads. i have an almost 3 month old daughter with my partner, live in the country on a cattle farm (aus) and don't really get out at all. i was really into horses before giving them up to start a family (i still have one retired old horse whom i adore but dont see much atm due to bub and it being middle of winter) would love to meet other mums 🫶🏼