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by MoBattah 2839 days ago
Read your comments and saw this wasn't the first on this theme.

Depending on your status, do you have anything against asking guys/gals to grab lunch?

Sounds weird but honestly, I ask out plenty of girls all the time not to date them but to see if they'd be an interesting friend.

EDIT: I see you're also 21 like myself. Ever tried going to meet ups? Maybe not tech-oriented meetups but hiking, kayaking, boating, etc.
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androidgirl 2839 days ago
Yeah, loneliness is my personal struggle. I've made steps recently to combat it, I just need to be more aggressive about it.

I have been going to meetups occasionally! There is an LGBT women's group I go to near my office sometimes. Still, as the article mentions, making friends is a constant battle! Got to keep working on it.

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MoBattah 2839 days ago
I like this quote:

"I see that there are many young people here; as an old man, a little advice... Life can set us a lot of snares, a lot of bumps, we can fail a thousand times, in life, in love, in the social struggle, but if we search for it we'll have the strength to get up again and start over. The most beautiful thing about the day is that it dawns. There is always a dawn after the night has passed. Don't forget it, kids. The only losers are the ones who stop fighting."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mujica

Email in my bio if you'd like a penpal.

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