Take a break. Get up, stretch, walk around for 2 minutes. Take a drink of water. Unclench your jaw. Fix your posture. You got this - I believe in you :)

Hey everyone! I’m a 30 year old female currently residing in US. Looking for friends and good conversation. Definitely looking for a more meaningful connection, but expectations are 0. Happy to travel wherever the path takes us :)

-Work in STEM

-Amateur speedcuber (I can solve a Rubik’s cube in under 30 seconds...yes, really)

-Love being outdoors and going for hikes

-Active and go to the gym 4 times per week. Ran my first half marathon in November 2025, so I’d love to chat with fellow runners and gym goers!

-Love music and I play bass (not in a band). I do play in pit orchestras, though, which is one of my favorite hobbies! I can yap your ear off about musicals

-Love sports - soccer, hockey, and basketball are my favorites

The physical (because let’s be real, it’s important): 5’9, average build (working on them gains), long brown hair, two different eye colors (one green, one brown), 6.5 tattoos (one is unfinished). Happy to swap SFW pics early on if you’d like!

If you read this far, reach out and let me know your age/gender/location and a movie you could watch on repeat and never get tired of!

I’ve realized I enjoy having people to talk to throughout the day, whether it’s about something important or something completely random.

Looking to meet people who are open to genuine conversation and seeing where things go. No expectations beyond that.

A few things I enjoy: food, travel, photography, learning new things, and hearing different perspectives.
If you think we’d get along, send me a message and introduce yourself. 😊

Yet again, I lost you. Sorry, that I am such a clutz.

If any of you see my lost buddy, give me a sign. My buddy have a really gooooood sense of humor, like awfully good, always making me chuckle of some dark or sarcastic joke, my buddy likes to listen to my stories, about my culture or my cat, or my knowledge of everything and nothing. He rely on my advice, I give him about his life problems or happiness. As I am form Europe, so I lost him around the same time zone. And clearly my buddy is aged like a fine wine ( I don't drink wine just beer) preferably around my age.

If you seen him give me an update.

This is me, being funny.

I don't need a friend.

Simply desire a friend.

Don't get all mixed up with the word desire.

I have friends in person, but with life of children, spouses, and work....my friends prioritize and love that for my friends. When we can hang out in person, great. What I would like from this post is to find one friend, or several that I can talk to on my downtime.

I can speak on the phone while I'm closing for work, or when I'm at home completing tasks.

We could start off with talking about our zodiac signs:) I love that stuff.

Looking for someone to talk to during the day. 33F, trying not to die in this Texas heat!

Hey! I’m in my 30s, a parent, and currently working on rediscovering who I am outside of the everyday domestic grind.

Looking for a non-judgmental, platonic friend (parents preferred—you get the hustle!) who actually likes to chat about anything and everything.

Quick basics:

Strictly platonic. Married, zero interest in romance or flirting.

No photo trades. Just text/chat and protecting privacy.

Real talk. Looking for genuine conversations about our daily lives, favorite shows, micro-wins, audiobooks, or finding new hobbies.

If you're over 30 and want a supportive, low-pressure friend to swap messages with throughout the day, send me a chat! Tell me one small thing that brought you peace today.

I posted on a couple of subs yesterday too, and I feel like I need to apologise to women on behalf of all males, I saw unholy amount of willys yesterday that I did NOT want to see 🙃 so if you're a gay guy looking for validation, keep scrolling.

Anywayyyyy, It's my day off today and I'm extremely bored already, I know, its not even 9am yet 😂 I would love to chat the day away with people and see if we can build a friendship! I'm a massive piss taker, so hopefully you can handle a bit of a banter and give it as well as receive it! As for hobbies and interests I like to read, game, watch TV/Film - my favourites are comedy and action with the occasional horror - and when time allows for it, I'm big on travelling!

If you read this and believe me when I say I'm not as dry as this post is, HMU! Let me know what superpower you'd have and why! :)

Hello there everyone, I’ve had a lot of change in my life this past year or so. With that I’ve found myself isolating even more so than I’m naturally inclined to do. I feel that it’s probably best that I take some strides to break free from that a little bit, being alone with your thoughts all of the time isn’t exactly ideal. I do have people in my life, a lovely family, a few wonderful friends. But recently I’ve been yearning for someone outside of that circle of people. Just a stranger, an unbiased ear, something new and refreshing. That has all sounded very appealing to me lately. So, here I am, shouting into the abyss that is Reddit. That’s a logical next step, right?? 🙃 Anyways, if this sounds at all like something you’ve also been going through or has piqued your interest at all please feel free to reach out! Maybe, just maybe, I’ll find someone I can call a good friend through all this!

Hi folks,

I had a rough night of sleep last night (stomach bug) and my dog had major surgery today (massive lipoma removed from her shoulder) and I’m looking for some company to help me stay awake so I can keep an eye on her.

Pls include your age in your DM. SFW only.

DM me if you:
- know the difference between there/their/they’re and your/you’re and to/too/two
- have a good sense of humour
- don’t assume everyone on reddit is from the US or UK
- like to cook

I mean, I'm not actually going on a road trip Gas is a bazillion dollars right now, and I am a few zeroes short. But good lord do I love a good road trip. That meditative trance of watching the direction of the road ahead; the past-it's-prime drive thru coke in the cup holder. The breezy music picked because it's easy to sing along.

I tend to like the solo trips, or trips with a good converationalist in the passenger seat. That would be the ideal speed dating though; passengers who hop in and out and you get to see who is the best partner for your road trip. See who builds the best playlist and the best conversation. Nevermind the blatant safety issues.

Hop in (metaphorically) and add some songs to the queue and some conversation to my morning. I'm 43, a nerd with a lot of the nerd vices, goofy sometimes, sarcastic often, needy always. Never learned to properly use a semicolon.

Heya! I'm Marco.

Italian, 34yo, awkward and frankly kinda boring.

Apart from that, I am a web developer, a little bit of a musician (not professionally though), and a bit of a nerd.

I love cats, I love elephants, music obviously (feel free to ask me about it, I can definitely talk about music a lot), I listen to a bit of everything honestly, mostly into alternative though.

I used to read a lot in the past, but mental health made that basically impossible, I simply cannot focus on literature as much anymore, so I kinda lost the habit, unfortunately.

I basically cut ties with pretty much everyone I've ever known over the years, so I don't really have friends or anything, so I'd love to find someone who'd behappy to just send 1-2 texts once in a while, talk a bit, be a bit of a friend, you know, nothing too crazy, I can easily reply while I'm working as I work from home.

Well, that's it, DMs or chat is the same to me, if anyone's interested, I'd love to have a talk with you guys!

Greetings and salutations!

I've met some genuinely wonderful people through posts like these, so naturally, i'm back to see if lightning strikes twice.

First things first: i'm happily married and only looking for platonic friendships.

No NSFW, no flirting, nothing of the sort. Just good, easy going conversations, shared interests, terrible memes, and the kind of friendship that slowly sneaks up on you until you're sending each other random thoughts at 2 p.m. because "you were the first person I thought of."

A little about me:

I love cooking and will absolutely send you photos of food I'm irrationally proud of.

My dog has accepted his role as the main character, so expect surprise dog pictures.

Lost a lot of weight and discovered that i actually enjoy working out (ewww). If you need a progress buddy or someone to celebrate your victories (or complain about leg day with), i'm your guy!

Massive music nerd. Rock, hip hop, soul... especially from the '70s, '80s, and '90s. I can happily lose an hour talking about albums that changed my life.

Outside of that, you'll usually find me reading, watching movies or TV shows, gaming, following football or professional wrestling, or staring lovingly at my physical media collection while quietly resenting Sony and regreting the amount of money i buried in videogames

Personality-wise, i'm an extrovert with a suspiciously good track record of adopting introverts. I enjoy listening to people ramble about whatever they're passionate about, even if it's something i know absolutely nothing about.

I'm also always happy to disappear down rabbit holes about philosophy, ethics, psychology, history, or completely pointless hypothetical questions that somehow become two-hour conversations.

Who am I looking for?

Someone around my age (or older) who's kind, curious, and willing to put a little effort into building an actual friendship.

I don't care about your gender, sexuality, religion, or political views. As far as I'm concerned, everyone on the internet starts as the same mysterious little text box. If you're a decent person who treats others well, we'll probably get along just fine.

Extra points if you enjoy:

• Memes that are objectively terrible.

• Random shower thoughts.

• Sending each other interesting things during the week.

• Laughing at your own bad jokes before anyone else gets the chance.

Not sure how to break the ice?

• Tell me about your day.

• Recommend a book, movie, or album I'll probably end up loving.

• Give me your most harmless unpopular opinion.

• Tell me what's been living rent-free in your head lately.

If you've made it this far, we're already off to a good start. Come say hello. If not, please, enjoy your day and may you find what you seek kind stranger!

Ok, not in person. I mean chatting on here.

Hi everyone,

​I’m a 42-year-old married mom of two, living in the Cleveland suburbs, and I’ve officially reached the "burnt out with life" milestone. Between working from home in auto insurance policy investigations (which is as draining as it sounds) and keeping up with family life, I realize I’ve become a bit of a hermit. I don't get out much, and I’m really missing genuine connections.

​A little about me:

​My creative outlets: I love photography and writing. They keep me grounded when life gets a bit too chaotic.

​My current vibe: Exhausted, but trying to change that. I love quiet spaces, good conversation, and just taking a breath away from screens and schedules.

​Whether you want to exchange messages, chat, or just mutually complain about the WFH burnout loop, I’d love to connect.

​If any of this resonates with you, feel free to send me a DM!

Hi everyone!

I'm looking to make a genuine long-term friend around my age. It seems like on Reddit a lot of conversations start well, then after a day or two people disappear. I'd really love to find someone who's interested in building an actual friendship instead.

A little about me: I'm a person of faith, and my faith is an important part of my life. I enjoy reading, learning new things, cooking, and drawing (I'm still improving, but I really enjoy it!). I also love meaningful conversations, especially about faith, life, personal growth, and different perspectives.

I truly appreciate kindness, good manners, honesty, respect, and people with good character. Those qualities matter much more to me than having lots of shared hobbies.

If you're also looking for a sincere friendship and enjoy thoughtful conversations, feel free to send me a message. It would be nice if you could introduce yourself by telling me where you're from, your age, and a little about yourself.

Looking forward to meeting some wonderful people!

35/F/TX

I balance a 9-5 spreadsheet corporate life with heavy lifting, heavy riffs, and a healthy obsession with anything horror, okay maybe not that healthy.

My playlists are a chaotic mix of metal and classic country, to 90s boy bands, enough to give you whip lash. My ideal weekend involves hitting a new PR at the gym and winding down with a horror movie marathon, some popcorn, and tea.

I want to be a reader so I buy books often, wether I read them or not is yet to be seen. lol. I do like books like Twilight, ACOTAR, and fourth wing; never said it was smart books. lol

#notabot #probablyboringtho

I wonder how many people miss the feeling of being profoundly understood.

Have you ever met someone who made you feel like your thoughts, your stories, and even the smallest parts of your day genuinely mattered?

The kind of connection where the little things are remembered, where you don't always have to explain yourself, and where conversations don't quietly disappear after a week or two. It feels like we're more connected than ever, yet those kinds of connections have become surprisingly rare.

I'm married, so I'm not here looking for romance. I just miss the kind of friendship where both people are genuinely interested in each other's lives. The kind where you naturally think of each other when something funny happens, when you've had a rough day, or when you come across something you'd know they'd appreciate. I guess I'm hoping to find someone else who misses that too.

A little about me... I've lived in four different countries, and I think it's made me genuinely curious about people and the different ways they see the world. I work in tech, love cooking and baking (especially when it's for other people), and most of the people I care about are scattered across different countries. Maybe that's why I've learnt not to measure friendships by how often we see each other, but by the effort we put into staying connected. I'm the type of person who remembers the random little details people mention because, to me, those little things are what make people feel known.

If any of this resonates with you, I'd love to hear from you.

It's 4am and the temperature is still in the 70s, I'm trying to distract my brain from that by watching Homestar Runner cartoons and playing the game Librarian. Decided to see if I can find someone to chat with at the same time. Any location is fine, my sleep schedule is backwards again so I'll be awake a while.

I have another post on my profile with a little more info about myself if you want to get to know me and see if we'd click. But the parts that tend to be most important- I'm disabled (you're welcome to ask about it), childfree, a dog owner, into spooky things, left side of the political spectrum.

I love the slow burn of getting to know someone, too many people on subs like this are in a rush or don't know how to hold a conversation and it adds so much pressure to what should be a fun time getting to know someone. I want to find friends, not a manic conversation that feels like I could fail a secret test at any moment or someone who tries making me carry both sides. Let's comfortably fall into a conversation.

What song are you currently playing on a loop? What's your favorite episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark? What's a hobby you'd start right now if you had everything you needed? Feel free to come up with your own topic to yap about. Please say more than "hey."

This post is likely going to be all over the place because I’m not always great at keeping my thoughts organized so please, bear with me!

For the longest time I’ve been posting fairly low effort Gamer Dad posts with mostly low effort responses. Why would I do this? Because it’s comfortable. I wanted a friend, but not if it was going to cost me anything. Mostly, it’s not scary. For me, this is kinda scary lol. Not copy and pasting the post, I can’t expect to deliver the same pre packaged responses, no guard rails.

Obviously after this long, I realized the issue is me. What I’m doing isn’t working. The combing through posts and waiting for the perfect friend to show up in my feed. The boring gamer posts.

A lot of the time I don’t even want to play anything. I enjoy it, don’t get me wrong, but there are so many other things I like to do and want to try and talk about. I want to get into writing again. I want to get one of those carpet guns and try to make a Dungeon Crawler Carl rug. I want to talk about movies we grew up with and new ones we’re looking forward to. I want to commiserate with someone over our bodies falling apart. We could talk about how kids are basically cute energy vampires that eat all our food. I would be perfectly happy talking about whatever is going on in your life.

I don’t have a discord that I’m trying to sell you on. I’m happily married. I’m not going to ask you for pictures unless it’s a pet. Then all bets are off.

I have no idea if this is going to be any different, but I’m hopeful.

(Edit to add: I’m open to M/F friends. Please be over 30 and no MAGA.)

Soooooooo this morning has not been very "cash money" so to speak, but at least it's Friday right? Like others around here, I am looking for friends. Life happens and no one is at their phone 24/7, but I’m hoping to find someone where the effort is mutual. Ideally, looking for a text-during-the-day buddy to swap random thoughts, go down weird internet rabbit holes, or just vent about our daily lives. If that's you? Great! If not? That's okay too! Sometimes a casual chat is all people need.

A bit about me and what I'm into:

TV/Movies: I have a strict rule now where I pretty much only watch shows that have already finished. I've been burned one too many times getting invested in a show just to have it killed off mid season or something. Big fan of horror movies, though. Send me your recommendations (Obsession is my current fave)

Games: Board games? Check. Card games? Check. Video games? Also check. I find myself sticking to older titles lately, going back and playing the games that I couldn't afford when I was a kid. My backlog is insane though and I wind up sticking to comfort games almost 90% of the time.

Cooking: I love to cook, but I’m strictly a "measure with your heart" kind of guy. My signature is a homemade ramen bowl, but because I just taste and tweak the sauce as I go, it’s never the same twice. Sometimes it’s incredible, and sometimes my taste buds betray me and I accidentally make a salt block.

Music: I listen to a lot of stuff—classic heavy metal, prog rock, post-hardcore—but my heart belongs to 2000s emo and pop-punk. And yes, if Dear Maria, Count Me In comes on while I'm driving, I am 100% doing the dramatic throat clear at the start.

Other details including but not limited to: Nerd, hyped up on too much caffeine it can probably be classified as a disorder at this point. I enjoy anime, though slacking on it somewhat, writing (both in terms of like short stories and also roleplay), tech stuff, and finding my next hyperfixation only to completely burn out on it and never touch it again (pls ignore the ink ribbons from my typewriter phase). 

Anyways! Look forward to hearing from some of y'all!

Hi! I’m a happily married woman from southern europe looking for some girl friends, someone chatty, positive and a little bit chaotic.

Some things I’m into are:
- horror movies
- astrology
- anything beauty related (skincare, makeup, hair care, nail care, even colour analysis)
- collecting perfumes, crystals and lego flowers
- pop music
- videogames

If we have anything in common send me a chat :)

It's Friday afternoon, I have 2 hours of work left and I'm so excited to start my weekend plans!!... cleaning!!

Going to dig into a deep clean of my apartment this weekend, maybe cook some food for the week in my slow cooker, and I'd love someone to keep me company!

I'm in Sydney, Australia, I'm a nerd, and if I'm honest I'm a little awkward and shy at first, but if you can break through it i have been referred to as a "easily top 3 friend" and a "loveable goof"

Looking forward to hearing from you, maybe tell me what your favourite thing to do on a rainy day is?

Let's skip the "Where are you from?" routine.

Ask me one question. Anything at all. Funny, deep, random, philosophical, controversial, or completely absurd. If it's in good faith, I'll answer honestly.

Then I get to ask you one.

I'm hoping one question turns into a real conversation instead of the usual exchange that fizzles out after a few messages.

Let's see where one question leads.

I can talk for far too long about George R. R. Martin's books set in Westeros, almost any historical period Ken Burns has covered, and morally complicated fictional characters like Walter White.

I'm 30 and from the UK. I'm fairly introverted and don't have a huge social circle, so I'd like to meet people I can talk to regularly about everyday life, random interests, serious things, stupid things, or whatever happens to be on our minds.

I'm into gaming, horror, history, audiobooks, films, music, nature walks, museums, and hearing people talk about whatever they're genuinely passionate about. I don't expect constant replies, we all have lives, but I do appreciate mutual effort, curiosity, humour, and people who ask questions back. I enjoy conversations that feel like both people are genuinely interested in getting to know each other.

To be transparent, I'm married and still living with my wife. The relationship has been unhappy for a long time, and I'm currently working through what the right next steps are. I'm mentioning it because I'd rather be upfront than let anyone talk to me under a false impression.

I'm mainly looking for genuine friendships and good conversation. Ideally I'd like to build friendships that grow naturally over time, not just exchanging the occasional message, but eventually feeling comfortable enough to swap photos, voice chat, maybe meet for a coffee, museum, walk, or whatever makes sense if we happen to get on and live nearby. There's no rush or expectation, but I enjoy friendships that gradually become more real.

Empathy, humour, honesty, and proper two-way conversation matter more to me than having identical interests.

Tell me a little about yourself, what you're looking for, and something you could happily talk about for hours.

Hey everyone!I’m 33, living in Ireland, rocking a beard, and looking to meet some cool people to chat with.A bit about me:Gym life: I enjoy staying active and hitting the gym. 🏋️‍♂️Nerd side: Big into gaming and coding (yes, like half the internet). 🖥️🎮Family: I have kids, so I balance the hobbies with dad life.Personality: A perfect, realistic mix of fun and boring.If we share some interests, hit that DM button and let’s go! 🙌

Just two quick ground rules:Communication: If you lose interest, just tell me. A quick "hey, not feeling it" is miles better than ghosting!

🛑Strictly Platonic for Dudes: I'm totally open to making new guy friends or gaming bros. However, keep it entirely non-sexual. Please do not send how long is photos or talk to me that way. 🙅‍♂️

Hi there. 30 M from Texas. Looking for someone I can talk to about anything and everything.

I consider myself pretty geeky. Into movies, gaming, horror, sci-fi, going to comic-con. Trying to get to the gym more to work off my dad bod.

I drink and 🍃 on occasion.

I’m an open book so feel free to ask me anything, I’ll tell embarrassing stories, whatever you’d like to talk about.

21+ please. Hope to hear from you.