Making Friends in Your 20’s (Patreon)

Hi peeps! For my writing post this week, I wanted to chat about the struggle of making friends in your twenties. I’m curious if you guys would want a whole video on this or maybe a podcast? Comment below what format you’d prefer because I could definitely go into more depth, but I’m just gonna start the conversation here! I really only have 2 close friends in PDX & one just moved away, so I decided to start prioritizing making new connections. I met up with someone yesterday who I’ve been following for a while & have mutual friends with, but we just really didn’t click. It wasn’t like we were both unhappy the whole time, it was fine, but I was just quietly noting things in my head that just really turned me off from being their friend (i.e. excessive gossip, lack of self-awareness, etc.) When I got home, I wasn’t feeling fulfilled like I do after hanging with my friends, I was feeling frustrated & upset. I find that especially right now, it’s been hard to make new friends because of the pandemic, but also because of certain moral beliefs that I just can’t compromise on with friendships. In summary, I think when I was younger, it was pretty easy for me to make surface-level or “party friends” because it wasn’t like we were hanging out one on one all the time, but now that I’m looking for more one on one connection, I just can’t compromise on things I believe in just to hangout with someone for an afternoon & not get deep. I want to have more in common with people & feel comfortable opening up or talking about my life & beliefs. Idk man... I’m trying to manifest more deep connections in friendships. Just wondering if you guys struggle with this too? Let me know! xo