I am 26 years old and I just recently lost my mother in December last year. I was her primary caregiver at home and loved taking care of her. Along the way I stopped doing things that interested me. I have no friends and no family that is willing to spend time or do anything fun. I've never had a boyfriend or much of a social life outside of when I was in high school and younger. I'm a really shy person too. What can I do to meet new people in a non intimidating way for friendships and beyond. I would prefer not to meet people online. What are some good places where I can meet people and gain friends etc. 

2-four cheese Hot Pockets 1-banana with peanut butter 2-soy "baked chick'n" patties with brocolli cheddar rice 

I'm 27, I've made some new friends recently, the first ones in my life, but except Aaron, who's my best friend, the rest of them (3 in total) say I'm the "skinny freak", and I don't like that, I've been faking a smile but I don't like it. What to say?, What would you say? Mom says I defend myself, but I'm mostly awkward. 

For a couple of hours? This guy and I live 4 or 5 hours away. I would be able to go see him once a month for 5 hours. That would be long enough for us to be physical.

I have a friend who I've been on and off with for years. recently I've been thinking about cutting ties with her for real. for starters. she got me expelled from school. second, she lies constantly. half the time when she says stuff I know its all lies but I just go with it because I don't want to be rude. she lies to her boyfriend and then brings me into it by blaming it on me and saying I pressured her to lie to him when I have no idea what he's even talking about. and then she tells me I have to go along with it because its her boyfriend and she can tell him what she wants to, which is true so usually I just agree and apologize to him because I don't know what else to do. she's manipulative, she's lied about trying to commit suicide and then blames it on her friends Hannah baker style. she also steals from me every time she comes to my house. she's stolen clothes, makeup, bracelets. I really want to just cut off the friendship but I don't know if its a good idea. like I just want to go off on her about all the shitty things she's done to me and other people, and I want to tell her boyfriend that she constantly lies to him but I know its not my place. I just don't think its right to keep letting her lie to him and to let her treat me badly. so should I cut her off or just ignore it?

So my Closest friend of 15 years...about a year ago got divorced [which I was there for her every step of it] She has 2 kids with her ex. Me & Said friend have always been close. See each other for dinner a few times a month in between our schedules and let our kids hang out. Call each other almost 3-4 times a week.  But .... about 4 or 5 months ago, said friend has met a new boyfriend. She's been completely different. We barely speak. She doesn't answer, she only texts with one word answers. She moved this guy in immediately with her & her kids. I was at first trying to be a good friend & be supportive and only say good things, but it's now just too weird. We haven't even seen each other in months. So my question is Should I just let this friend go? I feel like In a way, our long friendship is over. I mean don't get me wrong, I have a lot of things to do as well, but guess it's just strange to lose like your best friend because of a guy she's known for a few months.

I went on a couple of trips last summer with a guy friend (I'm female). At the end of the last trip he was hungover and screaming at me for not leaving the hotel without checking the bill because he wanted to get to the airport (our rooms were secured on my credit card and I'd read reviews of other guests being scammed). We got home and went our separate ways. A few weeks later he turned up to dinner with some mutual friends and was vile to me. The next day we were at an event with different friends and he was telling everyone I wasn't speaking to him but had not told the truth about why. I called him out on this when he later text to say he missed my company and I made it clear I wanted nothing to do with him. Since then, he's told lies and talked badly about me to all of our mutual friends. I have also discovered he was telling people we had been a couple (which we never were and never would have been!) Why do people do this? Is it best to set people straight when they ask or not comment?

She's said in past: "I love u more than anything. Ur my best friend. We're gonna be friends forever. u make me smile. Ur gonna make me cry. I thank God for u every day. i just need ur love and friendship...thats all i need in this world" Now she's going thru a divorce w 4 kids & new job & suddenly couldn't handle my texting for reassurance that she wouldn't abandon me (she had offered I could text her for reassurance). First I texted when she had a deadline, she said, "I cannot reassure u every second... I'm not mad...getting frustrated though. I love u. I have told you & showed u repeatedly. Literally given u no reason to think otherwise..." i had told her i will give u a few days of space...but i had to text 4 days later to see if we were still on to go to church. I had texted when she was out w her kids, she said "I told you I am w my kids. I am not texting anyone. I am spending time w my kids" (she never told me that). A few days later I wanted to talk about our relationship. she said "u are emotionally exhausting. Worse than a boyfriend. Actually more than a husband. I just have so much going on right now. No matter what I give u want more. More reassurance. More friend time. I can't. It's ridiculous." I said. "I am so sorry. I appreciate everything u do....We are best friends. It doesn't just end like that. We can talk things through. Find a solution" She said, "Solution is space. Stop. u are freaking me out bad". It's been several months since I heard back. does it sound to you, based on what she said, that shell come back? What does it mean when someone needs space? at the end i said "should i just wait for you to contact me then? and she said "yes dear god. plz" i told her i wouldnt contact her unless she contacts me My main question is, do you think she'll be back?

I went on a couple of trips last summer with a guy friend (I'm female). At the end of the last trip he was hungover and screaming at me for not leaving the hotel without checking the bill because he wanted to get to the airport (our rooms were secured on my credit card and I'd read reviews of other guests being scammed). We got home and went our separate ways. A few weeks later he turned up to dinner with some mutual friends and was vile to me. The next day we were at an event with different friends and he was telling everyone I wasn't speaking to him but had not told the truth about why. I called him out on this when he later text to say he missed my company and I made it clear I wanted nothing to do with him. Since then, he's told lies and talked badly about me to all of our mutual friends. I have also discovered he was telling people we had been a couple (which we never were and never would have been!) Why do people do this? Is it best to set people straight when they ask or not comment?

We're in our 30's and they met years back until they drifted apart and went their separate ways. She has a bf right now and they live together, they're happy as far as I know. I hang out with them all the time but when her bf isn't around she's showing me disturbing and sickening emails she sent the girl and said she sent them when she was drunk. She said she misses her friend and hopes she moves back to the states. I've never met her friend but I know they aren't friends. I know my friend is bisexual and she said she's had threesomes with a guy and her friend but then another one of her friends told me the girl was unconscious when it happened and she's lucky she didn't get any sexually transmitted diseases and how God protected her. I shut her down and said my best friend would never do anything like that but than one day out of curiosity I looked through her emails and read she admitted doing everything her other friend said and worse 

So today I asked my roommate over text if she could take me to the store. She was in chick fil a and asked if she could take me after she finished her psych homework which was due at 5 so I said ofc.  I ask her to go places sometimes because she has a car and she never forgets but I'm genuinely a good friend to her, I don't use her just for that.  Today she got back to the room and we were talking abt going to the store and everything after she finished her hw.  Then I watched some YouTube for a while and took a nap and she took one too.  She never forgets anything btw. When she woke up these ppl came to our dorm to check it and afterwards she got up and got ready for something then left.  That made me so mad Idkk why. I get mad when ppl forget to do stuff or just don't do it after saying yes.  I'm gonna rake an Uber to the store rn but should I be mad at her?

I've been talking to this guy who I met online for almost a year. For the past few months, we've been arguing. So now I'm supposed to meet him in person Friday. Would you meet someone who you've been arguing you via text?

HEY, ive been having some problems with my parents lately (im a 16 year old girl). My best friend said yesterday I can come live with his family (he is a 16 year old boy and his brother (14) is my other best friend). They live an hour away and Im considering it. Lol.  How do I go about doing this? By the way, I am close to their mom and she would likely be happy about this. 

A Friend of mine were talking and we both were wondering why it is driving causes you to want to smoke more? I know several of my other friends say they also smoke more when driving too. So what is it about driving that makes you want to smoke more? Does anyone know? Thank you!

As weird as I may sound, I like and feel ever so laidback being alone and I prefer competition over cooperation. I like to lead myself, rather than follow the crowd. I don't use social media at all, just YA. When I do happen to make a friend, usually they come to me, I'm always quick to move on too fast when I doubt their loyalty. Almost everyone is just full of sh'/t.

I'm 17 and my mom tracks me on life360. i want to go to houston (3 hours away) to meet a friend but she said no. So i made a plan. Could I get someone's trap phone and like logout of life360 on my phone and login on their phone and drop it off at a friends house id say i'll be staying at? Would that work and she'll still be able to text me but life360 will tell her i'm at that friends house?

My name is Drew,  and i used to have feelings for this girl Mariana.   Me and Mariana used to be really goood friends but she was married.  she knew i liked her and she was cool about it.   But 1 year ago we stopped talking to me because she began catching feelings, and i havent seen her since February 2019.  But deep down i still miss her and i still have feelings for her.   My friend told me that im a loser for still having feelings for her. Ive never felt like this for anyone before.   Am i a loser for having these feelings for her????   I understand she's off limits but i cant control who i like

I have a best friend that is getting married, he asked me if i wanted to be best man, but is getting married in australia. Now i told him I may not go, i'm honestly afraid of the 18 hr flight. I only flown 2 times in the past 15 years, and they were only 2 and 3 hour flights. I told him i can't get over my fear of flying that long. Now he is really upset, and I feel bad. He flies like 15 times a month, so it's no big deal to him. I have been stressing for a month, thinking of the flight and disappointing him. And he is even more upset because those two trips were with girls I like and he said that if it was a girl I liked i would go on that long air plane flight. But i . was actually stressed on that 2 hour flight, I can't imagine how it would be on a flight 8 times as long. I feel really bad, and now I think he is going to stop talking to me. I told him I'm willing to contribute some money to a small second wedding here, but all he thinks is that I'm not going. I don't know what to do.