I have never been very popular

Long story short, my childhood was a nightmare. I was never accepted and I never fit in anywhere. My "friends" were around when they wanted something I had and once they had it, they were gone. I eventually found that being alone's not as bad as it's cracked up to be. As the years went by, I DID make some new friends here and there, but I rarely put my trust in anyone. Too many times being stabbed in the back by those who supposedly cared did that. Once I stopped caring what people thought of me, life got much better. Trying to please everyone is a fool's errand that will bring you nothing but misery. Once you learn to enjoy your own company, you'll find that life gets better as you do. You don't need everyone else's validation to be happy. Just be yourself. Never think others have your best interests in mind because they DON'T. Be nice when others are as well, but don't be anxious to let others into your life. Be VERY selective and you'll rarely go wrong.

I thought I didn’t have many friends when young but now I look back I think it wasn’t that bad. Then, again, they were only people that I knew. So idk what to think. Now I have a house full of grown children and grandchildren living in that house. I want alone time.

I know how u feel
It was smae with me in school because I never took up smoking in school and had multiple relationships

So in most cases i was also alone

It certainly can, I was kinda lonely in school.... but its fine being lonely... being popularly is good but sometimes maybe its not our stuff

I just learned to like it that way - now just pretty much a loner type. I was always the same way. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to be a loner

🧐 I eat lunch at work alone every day, that's pretty normal. So do my coworkers. We all just eat at our desks and do our thing

No doubt you have friends on SW who you can relate to

Maybe there is a question you have not asked yourself here..How do you see yourself? Do you really need the validation of others to feel worthwhile? Or are you enough for yourself, just being you? If you dont feel adequate yourself, maybe thats where you need to focus?😷

Relatable

I am not popular either, but oh, well. It's no big deal.

Go sit with random people and make new friends

Being popular is over rated

Meeither