Loneliness...

No, 'cause there was a reply to it. And then mine - makes mine sounds like I've gone loopy and started a tangent in my head.
Oh wait, I have gone loopy.

This is the best part of the trip. Feeling loopy. Where your head is pulling chaos.

True.
Whingeing does not help.

It's always about a choice. You have been handed a world and you choose how to handle it. It's your world, eh?

Whingeing is just a form of expression of peeps trying to find some sense of grounding.

Nothing wrong with this. Let us not judge.


 

It's always about a choice. You have been handed a world and you choose how to handle it.

Truly words to live by. I realized this after I discovered my spiritualism/clairsentence. I only have one chance at THIS life so I may as well make the best of it.
Also, this is the life I agreed to so I may as well go with the flow!

Seagoddess, you are 51?!
I'm assuming that's you in your avatar photo... you look to be between 25 - 30 in your piccy! 

All that clean living, eh!

I was 49 in that photo

Whingeing is just a form of expression of peeps trying to find some sense of grounding.
Nothing wrong with this. Let us not judge.

Not judging, just stating my opinion. 

Egads. Insert an 'oy vey'<--- here.

Mindy, this made me roar in laughter. In my day as a 20-something-- the young men would ask me *up* to see their artwork. Response was: "No No", and this was in the middle of the sexual revolution. lol. The hippie days. Egads. Are they now asking to come up to see the stereo? omg. Funny. What men will say to get laid. lol

No, no.  This was in the eighties that we looked at stereos.  I've no idea what they say now.  Probably 'come look at my gadget'.   

It was 'come up and see my Rangers videos' in the 80's for me...  Honestly, someone said that to me!!

Hmmm... mine was "So, you wanna f**k or what?!"

So charming.

Not judging, just stating my opinion. 

Oh sorry...I went on a tangent. I knew you weren't judging. :-)

Hmmm... mine was "So, you wanna f**k or what?!"
So charming.

hah! I had that at 19...

Now I say," You wanna f*ck or what?"

Hot is hot.

Maybe you could take the bull by the horns and try something like that - just inviting a couple women over for a drink and telling them to bring others.... You won't hit it off with all of them, but you might with some. And it's always nice to be able to say "hi" to people you see outside!

This is a great idea. And you never know... if you're feeling lonely, maybe others are too. It's nice to be the one to break the ice and get things going.

No, 'cause there was a reply to it. And then mine - makes mine sounds like I've gone loopy and started a tangent in my head.

I missed that now deleted post so, yes Anne, I did think you'd gone loopy!! 

No, no.  This was in the eighties that we looked at stereos.  I've no idea what they say now.  Probably 'come look at my gadget'.   

Oh...*laff'*

Okay. "I would like to show you my gadget to your wagnet..."

hee

Thanks for all your suggestions. You guys are so helpful. The reason I was never able to connect with anyone at the uni I was at last year was because the other students made it pretty clear they didn't want anything to do with me. I chose to come here, that's true, but I didn't choose to be treated so coldly all year long. Other foreign exchange students, including other Americans, had the same problem there.  It was a very unfriendly situation. They all seemed scarily brainwashed to be exactly like one another because they'd been in the same small group as a class together for four years. Because of that, I had nobody to hang out with but my DF, and he barely saw his mates anyway. There have been people I've met and went out with that seemed to really like me, but I've completely lost contact with them. Needless to say I'm really, really hoping I can finally get over my shyness and met some real friends at this new uni. Thankfully, a girl my DF works with who I've met seems like she really likes me and wants to hang out with me, and even asked for my number today so we can go shopping together, so that gives me hope. Plus, I will be getting a part time job this year, so you're right, that will help too. I wrote that post in a severely jetlagged state (i was awake for something like 30 hours) and I feel alot more normal now, but thanks for making me feel better.

Honeybee,

So, this is about your shyness?

The only time I am not shy is if you give me stage, a mic, and a grand; ironically enough.  I have been so introverted all my life that I feel like I should be turned inside out by now...so, I can commiserate with the shyness issue. I can stand on a stage in front of how ever many people you want to imagine (it matters not the number), but when it comes to talking and interacting with people socially...well, in that respect, I suffer greatly.

Jamie lost the majority of his so-called friends when he got together with me.  We rarely go out.  I see people at work but my only confidant here is Jamie.  I tell myself that it is ok because I am not a social person; I didn't have more than 2 friends in the States, why should it be different here?  But, I suppose it really isn't balanced, if I admit it.

It's sad that it is like that where you are at Uni.  I live in a University town (Loughborough) and, it seems, like the foreign students are well received and happy (at least the ones who come into buy healthfood seem to be...I haven't heard of this allienation problem here). 

 Thankfully, a girl my DF works with who I've met seems like she really likes me and wants to hang out with me, and even asked for my number today so we can go shopping together, so that gives me hope. Plus, I will be getting a part time job this year, so you're right, that will help too.

This looks encouraging.  And, I am glad you are feeling better now.  Jet-lag always makes everything look (and feel) worse.  ~HUGS~