[ SECRET POST #2424 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2423 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Speaking as someone who is introverted and shy, I call bullshit on the 'it's hard to make friends because xyz' excuse. I'm sorry but social skills are exactly that: a skill. One that has to be practiced and learned and worked on. True, some people (extroverts, especially) are better at it than others but fandom is a totally different experience than real life.

Don't get me wrong, I know how crippling being shy can be (that stupid slow panic that builds whenever you think about involving yourself) but that's why fandom and, by extension, fandom friends are wonderful. You can practice being social (i.e. comment on here or elsewhere) and build on that. Yes, it's hard to make friends and, yes, like your former friend, it sucks to lose them, but fandom gives you so many opportunities to make new friends wherever you go.

I think it's time to let that person go, she's not worth torturing yourself over because, frankly, if you try (and keep trying) you'll eventually find some real friends that won't care what fandoms you're in one way or another (and that's a good thing!).

/rant (sorry, OP, I'm not singling you out or trying to invalidate how you feel; I just dislike seeing someone feeding themselves the same excuses I used to feed myself. Your friendship is worth more than that *hugs*)