Just about all my TRUE friends I have known since my teens(I'm 33 now). I'll meet new people, but they don't stick. They tend to become more like temporary activity buddies. We may be bound by a common interest and all will be cool and fun, but as soon as that interest or whatever brought us together is gone, the friendship fizzles out.
That's one reason I'm not keen on moving to a new city. I'm not sure I'd be able to make new friends, and true friends are extremely valuable. I'd make new buddies to shoot the shit with of course, but I'm talking about the type of people you'll know for the rest of your life and who will still be there even when the catalyst that brought you together(e.g. school, work, lifestyle, hobby, etc) is gone. Everyone I meet these days just seems like a fluid social connection. People who are there as long as there is some immediate need for you in their life, and when that need is gone, they are gone.
And then I also wonder about this from a global perspective. Is this the case all over the world? Or is it easier to make true friends in some cultures over others.
That's one reason I'm not keen on moving to a new city. I'm not sure I'd be able to make new friends, and true friends are extremely valuable. I'd make new buddies to shoot the shit with of course, but I'm talking about the type of people you'll know for the rest of your life and who will still be there even when the catalyst that brought you together(e.g. school, work, lifestyle, hobby, etc) is gone. Everyone I meet these days just seems like a fluid social connection. People who are there as long as there is some immediate need for you in their life, and when that need is gone, they are gone.
And then I also wonder about this from a global perspective. Is this the case all over the world? Or is it easier to make true friends in some cultures over others.