History of Friendships

[geekslave]

My last entry and some of the replies to it made me start to take a walk down memory lane and think about my past friendships and how I was when I was younger. Sometimes I think I always was as quiet as I am now, but really when I think about it I was actually the opposite. I used to be, from until maybe I was 6 or 7, quite the little chatterbox.

Comments

[geekslave]

It definitely feels ironic that I was in an acting class and I'm so shy. Though I've heard that there are a lot of actors, like Sally Field, that are cripplingly shy, but somehow manage to get over it when it comes to acting. I wish I knew how to do that. For the longest time, it was my dream to be an actor, which is why I took the acting class. I took acting all four years in high school and had the same teacher, too. I loved the class. But, other than a few class assignments, I didn't act in any high school major productions. In class, I wouldn't know my lines and/or when I got on stage I froze, no matter how much I prepared for it

[frotcake]

I think I've had a pretty similar experience in that I usually had one or two best friends (besides my siblings) at a time. So I don't really think it's that weird :) And I definitely don't think you should feel like a weirdo over it! For the longest time growing up I too have been most comfortable one on one, but I do think I've become a little better at interacting with people in groups

[geekslave]

I understand what you were saying. I know you weren't implying anything bad and I agree that it's a good thing to have more than one person to rely on and to have other perspectives, especially if I wanted to discuss an issue with Mike that I couldn't discuss with him.

Stacey

[tuut_harold]

I can relate to this a lot. Friendly kid who gets along with every kid and has 1 or 2 close friends, then goes to highschool and forgets how to talk. I've never felt more lonely in my life as I do from 12 to 17. But you had people reaching out to you, and that's good! You should treasure the memories of them being friendly to you :)

The first 'best friend' I made after high school changed me a lot. She learned me how to socialize again, how to make any other friends apart from her. But you should probably know she and another close friend of mine started off as online mates. If you aren't the best in socializing, meeting people you've known for ages online can make it a lot easier. You don't need to get to know each other, you already do! You just have to practize putting it into real life words :)

[geekslave]

I do enjoy those memories and appreciate that I wasn't entirely alone in high school.

I've only met one of my online friends in real life. It was a little awkward at first, but it got easier as we spent more time together. I think it would be hard for me at first with even my online friends, especially if we were in a group.

Stacey