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Mitrovah
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15 Jan 2015, 7:03 pm

I'm lonely and tired - always thinking about friends but realize its too hard because I can't relate to anyone where I live. Frustrated that the crappy people I do meet are crazy but meet have friends, (sometimes they are just as bad but sometimes they are better than the person, Can't figure out the latter :|) I have a good paying job almost semi professional but that doesn't seem to count for much except I can actually pay my bills without accruing debt( I still have an impulse purchase problem I am working on). I'm trying to convince myself the only way I'll find happiness is just working on hobbies and keeping myself busy, but I don't know if I can while trying to save money and wrestle my impulse buying problem.

Living where I am is so artificially expensive - it is a college town, very suburban and the population swings from 60,000 people to 50,000 every semester break. Rich students drive up the housing prices, paying anything, because they don't want to live in the dorms :evil:, and make it impossible for a native to find reasonable rent; either its $500.00 for crappy place or $800.00 for something that is up to code and habitable. The apartment search for next year has been boring and disappointing; too expensive for what is given, already taken for next year :? etc or a bunch of short term subleases.

Im tired of my family being my only social circle, as much as love them, and wish I could have some friends my age with my interests. Sigh :(.



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kraftiekortie
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15 Jan 2015, 7:06 pm

I know the feeling well. I have had many similar nights to yours.

Take heart that you not accruing debt. I was accruing debt for a while--and I was losing sleep over it.

I guess you feel like you're in a "rut," and want to get out of it.

My wife is also trying to stop being an "impulse buyer."