Do You Have Friends?

Reldar · 13 Apr 2011 at 07:16

This may seem like a depressing subject, but I was wondering how many of my fellow overclockers actually have friends and/or a girlfriend?

I haven't had a girlfriend for over a year and don't really have anybody I can call a true friend at the moment. Life sucks lol

I'm sure a lot of us can relate to this:

arknor · 13 Apr 2011 at 07:21

i havent had a friend since i moved to newcastle 10 years ago...

forever alone! i was married and wee still living together but were seperated....

if i move back to nottingham i instantly reclaim about 10 friends but if i stay up here to be near my son i have no one

Jaap74 · 13 Apr 2011 at 07:43

pass me the razorblades.......

robgmun · 13 Apr 2011 at 07:45

IMO Friends are well overrated, i prefer just being in relationships

NeverWinter · 13 Apr 2011 at 07:55

robgmun said:
IMO Friends are well overrated, i prefer just being in relationships

Bro's before Ho's an' all that.

I have many friends, yes. No girlfriend currently, I am looking but no rush.

Freefaller · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:00

Whilst I don't have the number of "friends" that some philanthropists or uni students have - I have enough not to feel alone and supported. I guess that's probably because computers didn't start to become popular until I was in my late teens early 20s when the internet started its quest towards ubiquity. I think that a lot of it is down to people's ability to socialise or have social interaction- but also perhaps less activities outdoors (clubs, sports etc...) so meet less people in their day-to-day lives.

JHeaton · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:02

Two or three, don't really speak to them much. I've been somewhat anti-social the past few years.

Castiel · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:03

How can people not have friends?

ThundyCat · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:05

I have plenty of mates, but only a handful of them I would class as true Friends.

Freefaller · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:05

Castiel said:
How can people not have friends?

They spend all their time online and don't know how to interact with "real" people!

Reldar · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:08

Freefaller said:
They spend all their time online and don't know how to interact with "real" people!

The truth...

therutz · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:08

my dog ozzy is my best freind !!

everyone else is an acquaintance

And lets not forget the wife

Skidder · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:09

Thankfully I do, I'm very close to about 5 of the guys I was at school with (and we all ended up in London) and 4 or so from uni and one or two from other strands of life. I have a larger group of mates but those are the ones I would count as true friends. I'm also married and my wife is a friend most of the time

Burnsy2023 · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:10

I have a couple of social circles, the main one consisting of old college/uni friends. We meet up most weeks at some point or another.

Larkspeed · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:10

I have a lot of acquaintances but only about half a dozen people I would call true friends.

These are people I have known for 20+ years and no matter what happens they are with me through it.

Tunney · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:10

Come to the OCuk meet-up in London and make some friends.

Cosimo · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:12

I have many friends and a handful of real ones.

LOAM · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:12

I'm lucky really. I moved to notts from Cleveland and left a core of about 20+ really good friends but made a similar amount of new ones in Nottingham. My best mate who I've known since I was a toddler (35 years ago) lives over in Manchester and we speak daily on either irc or teamspeak. Quite the opposite for me really with regards pc's, I don't have a Facebook account but technology such as Skype and ts has not only enabled me to maintain contact with mates new and old as well as make new ones from the gaming clan I am part of.

I'm also married with a job that has a decent social aspect to it so that helps, never alone tbh. Sometimes wish I could have some time alone tbh.

To the chap in Newcastle, what are you doing ? Whilst I'm from teesside and therefore a smog monster in the eyes of the geordies, I do feel the need to highlight how friendly the NE is, how can you be there 10 years and not make a friend ?

agnes · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:12

Yes.

3 best mates, love them to bits.

Know other people, but they are just 'mates' as I wouldn't bend over backwards to help them out nor would they for me. But good drinking buddies non the less.

ags

Vonhelmet · 13 Apr 2011 at 08:14

I'm rubbish with people. Absolutely hopeless. At the moment I'd count myself as having one friend. Loads of acquaintances, but only really one friend.