u/bobcartoon

I need an easy diet which I'll be able to cook. my goal is to lose weight. please suggest some protein-bashed diet. I'm a non-veg person.

I’m 28 and moved to NYC right after college. On paper, it looks like I’ve built a great life—solid career, nice apartment in the Village, I go to the gym, I have hobbies. But when it comes to actual close friends, I can count them on one hand, and they all live in other cities now.

I have work acquaintances, and I’m friendly with people at the gym, but none of it turns into real friendships. We never hang out outside of those settings. My weekends are either spent alone or texting my college friends back in Boston, who I only see maybe twice a year.

Everyone says, “You’re in NYC, there’s so much to do.” Yeah, there is—but I’m doing it all alone. I’ve gone out to restaurants, concerts, and museums by myself. It’s fine, but it’s not the life I pictured.

What am I missing here? Is everyone else secretly dealing with this too, or is it just me?