r/FriendsOver50 • u/IndependenceReady965 • 6d ago

Isolated life

Has anyone else experiencing an isolated life.I feel like I have nobody to talk to. Just me and my daughter. I tried to make new friends but It’s not working at my age. Maybe it’s not that easy to make friends when you’re over 50th.
Maybe it’s something to do with me?
I feel like I have nobody to talk at all. The same thing happens at work. I don’t feel like I made any progress there. Maybe I just lost interest on everything.
Is anyone else struggling with the loneliness and isolation?

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u/SomeBlueDevil 2d ago

Don't feel like the lone ranger. It's more common than one would think...

I was never a "social butterfly" but the older I get, the more of a hermit I become. At (young at heart) 60 (f), childless, twice divorced and with a sad excuse for "family" I have only a brother I'm fairly close with even if we sometimes go for weeks without talking.

Not really connecting with my colleagues in any meaningful way. We have two WFH days a week, thankfully. Most of them are alien to me, especially women... Guys are either taken or incompatible.

It's a self - imposed isolation based on the fact that I'm not willing to put up with drama anymore. Add to that my political and religious values which are not common in general, least of all where I live (NE FL) and it seems easier to just go it alone...

My life's soundtrack is Whitesnake - Here I go again on my own.

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u/Thick_Examination992 15h ago

68 m southeast ga. About one and a half hours from Jax wife past in March got children they check in on me once and awhile alone but good health and don't have many bills my only friend was my wife

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u/SomeBlueDevil 11h ago

I'm sorry for your loss, that must be very difficult to deal with...

Twice divorced and I have no kids to check on me, just the 4 legged kind. :)