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Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012) by wruza on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:21AM (#16427303)
My guess is that I’m not interested in people at all, and so are my remaining friends. From time to time you meet a person who has a potential to be friends with, but all the potential activities you’ve already seen and got bored of. I don’t get drunk, high, do not do crazy things or sharp discussions anymore. Common interests are just that - common interests. What makes you friends with someone is not just spending time together, but doing something you’ll never do with random people (though few people think they are your friends because they spent some time with you). Now most of ‘still friends’ that I have simply offload their problems to someone’s ears when we meet, or endlessly discuss material matters like property prices, car options and female parameters.

I don’t think you can make true friends in 30s unless you’re taking part in a war-like activity.

Re:Why is it hard to make friends over 30? (2012) by loorinm on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @01:30AM (#16427334)
There are a lot of worthy causes that are great places to make “warlike” effort in. Therefore friendships happen when each individual chooses to go fight the war worth fighting. Your friends are the people who meet you there on the battlefield.

Whether it’s equality or justice or art or freedom or inclusion or community, those are all things worth fighting for.