u/varestan

I have been feeling pretty isolated & depressed lately, I thought I’d try putting myself out there a little

I have no real life friends, I am a bit introverted, and not great at forcing conversations, but I really value real, thoughtful people. I like talking about life, feelings, emotional & deep conversations, or just whatever is on someone’s mind.

No pressure at all, but if anyone wants to talk and build a genuine friendship slowly, you can message me. I have isolated myself for the past 5 years & it has made me extremely depressed, I still haven't given up just trying to make genuine connections.

Your gender, age or your nationality doesn't matter, feel free to message me

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u/varestan — 1 day ago

I have been feeling pretty isolated & depressed lately, I thought I’d try putting myself out there a little

I am currently 24 with no real life friends, I am a bit introverted, and not great at forcing conversations, but I really value real, thoughtful people. I like talking about life, feelings, emotional & deep conversations, or just whatever is on someone’s mind.

No pressure at all, but if anyone wants to talk and build a genuine friendship slowly, you can message me. I have isolated myself for the past 5 years & it has made me extremely depressed, I still haven't given up just trying to make genuine connections.

Your gender, age or your nationality doesn't matter, feel free to message me

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u/varestan — 3 days ago

I have been feeling pretty isolated & depressed lately, I thought I’d try putting myself out there a little

I am currently 24 with no real life friends, I am a bit introverted, and not great at forcing conversations, but I really value real, thoughtful people. I like talking about life, feelings, emotional & deep conversations, or just whatever is on someone’s mind.

No pressure at all, but if anyone wants to talk and build a genuine friendship slowly, you can message me. I have isolated myself for the past 5 years & it has made me extremely depressed, I still haven't given up just trying to make genuine connections.

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u/varestan — 3 days ago

Why is it so hard to make genuine friends whether online or in real life?

I’ve always been the quiet, introverted type, never really had a proper social life growing up, no close friends or anything like that, and for a long time I just convinced myself I was fine with it, like this is just who I am, but somewhere in the past few years it stopped feeling like a choice and started feeling heavy, like I’m stuck behind something I don’t know how to get past.

Since around 2022 I’ve actually tried to change things, met some really good people on Instagram, people I genuinely connected with, it felt real for once, but then small misunderstandings turned into bigger ones and everything just slowly fell apart, we drifted & just cut each other off.

Same thing on reddit, I’ve met some genuinely nice people but it always feels one sided, I’m the one reaching out, checking in, trying to keep things going, and if I stop everything just dies, makes you wonder if they even cared a little.

The worst part is when you meet someone you actually click with, like late night conversations, talking about real stuff, feeling understood for once, for a few days it feels like maybe I finally found someone who gets me, and then out of nowhere they’re just gone, no explanation, no closure, just silence.

I know I like my space, I don’t need a big circle or constant talking, but I don’t think it’s wrong to want at least one person you can be completely real with, someone you don’t have to filter yourself around, someone you can be a mess in front of and not feel like a burden.I don’t know, I’ve been feeling this kind of quiet loneliness for years now & it has made me extremely depressed af.

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u/varestan — 5 days ago
▲ 9 r/chinaexplorer+1 crossposts

Getting tickets for the Forbidden City (Selling out in seconds)

I am trying to book tickets for the Forbidden City for next month, but I am completely overwhelmed. I read that tickets are released exactly 7 days in advance at 8:00 PM Beijing time on their WeChat Mini-Program. Every time I try, the English version crashes, and by 8:05 PM, the entire day is sold out.

How are foreign tourists supposed to secure tickets without paying a massive premium to third-party scalpers or travel agents? Can I just show up with my passport at the Meridian Gate?

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u/varestan — 4 days ago