I had some friends from college, but we all moved away from each other. Two ended up in the city I moved to, but covid happened. It was rough on all of us. I had a severe mental health issue as I passed the time feeling like I was living my homeschool days again. I ended up moving to a small, dead town farther away because of my financial situation. I don't see myself being able to make friends like I did back then when we were all smashed together in a situation like college or a short train ride away.

I've come to terms with the fact that loneliness is my situation I have to bear in life, as someone who was more severely isolated as a child. It is really unnatural for me to make friends, no matter how hard I try as the decades pass. I've never felt like I was a part of society or spoke the same language as everyone else. I appreciate the time that I had with my friends. I appreciate my significant other.