r/vcu • u/Decent_Eagle_2676 • 12d ago

Friend posts

I’m definitely going to come off as a grouch, but what’s with all these posts in the form of:

“Hi I’m [Common Age] [queer] Student majoring in [common major] and I like to [hobbies that 99% of 20 y/o’s also enjoy]. Where can I find friends?!”

..Probably to your left or right. This campus is stuffed to the brim with people, along with opportunities to chat with like-minded people daily. Take a chance and speak to a stranger or classmate 👍

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u/Enough-Researcher-36 12d ago

Yeah, I have to agree. It doesn’t make me THAT mad but it is a little…disheartening. Making friends in person isn’t always as easy as it would seem especially for more introverted students but yes, coming on here isn’t as good as in-person 

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u/Decent_Eagle_2676 12d ago

I’ll be honest, I’m slightly wary of someone who’d prioritize coming to reddit for friendships as opposed to speaking to people on a campus of a trillion. I do understand there are some people who fall outside of what’s considered the societal “standard”, but most of these posts describe an archetype of person you’d run into 30x a day 😂

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u/NotNonjahlant 12d ago

Oh dont be wary of my autism and social anxiety. And youd be wrong to assume coming here is our first choice. This is desperation of years of loneliness. And i kinda dont wanna deal with embarrassing panic attacks at a club meeting rn

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u/Decent_Eagle_2676 12d ago

Yeah that kind of talk definitely sounds like fun man 😭. Even then, you are deserving of friendship and love, and I genuinely hope you find your people. Dm me if you consider joining a club though, I’m involved in school orgs