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I found out that I was the only one who thought I was friends with my friends.

I actually don't know what to feel right now. I've been talking to these people online to try and socialize because I have a hard time talking to people in real life. So, when I managed to talk to these "friends" I thought I was doing a good job and I was slowly opening up to them. I usually don't trust others that fast but this circle felt real. We followed each other in Instagram, Twitter and added each other on Facebook. We usually talk on Messenger but I talk to this one person on Instagram DMs more. Yesterday, I found out ( while randomly updating my profile in that social media platform ) that my "friend" unfollowed me. I didn't think it was a big deal because we were still talking on other accounts. But today, I was a little busy as I spent most of my day catching up to my activities for school. I lost track of time and around 6PM today, I checked my social media ( Facebook ) after hours of being silent.

And I found out that there were zero messages waiting for me. No one sent "good morning" or even looked for me. I'm starting to feel hurt because I slowly realized that I was the only one initiating the messages. I reread the messages and I was always the first one to open up the conversation. They don't say good morning first nor ask me if I already ate. I realized that I was the only one who thought we were friends. It kind of stings.
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SW-User
I don't think it's you... I think it's more what we expect out of social media sites. Many of us expect "friends" while it's really more of a site to interact with others but not really develop close friendships.
Sometimes, it works out that there is one or two people who become more of a real friend. I hope you find that.