I really regret being like that. I graduated high school with almost perfect grades, because I didn't talk to anyone and I just concentrated on studying. Now I have no friends, not even one.
Though you are ok to feel that way, please know in just a little while everything from highschool is optional, and doesn't matter at all.
If it makes you feel any better, I didn't focus on my grades, graduated with middle-tier grades and still don't have any friends.
don't stress about it - I used to talk to many people, yet didn't keep any friends from high school and only one from undergrad, with who I make contact like twice a year.
It feels weird to keep in touch when you don't have that thing in common anymore and live far away.
Hi there! Consider your streak broken, I am now your first friend!
Shut up Stephen.
I was like that but weirdly I was 'adopted' into a group where everyone was a good student and it was uncool not to be. It was even the popular people in the class, full of very well-rounded people (they were social, also into sports or music, friends outside of school, etc).
I still stood up as a "nerd" for reasons that felt inexplicable at the time but later made sense as it turned out I'm autistic. I wasn't as well-rounded as them. I'd hang out with them but I couldn't wait to do things by myself like being at the library, learning languages and computer stuff and playing games.
I don't think any of these people talk to each other anymore because all of us grew in separate directions. I have made good friends since. I like the hobbies I got by allowing myself to do what I wanted. I like the opportunities I got from my grades.
I don't think high school is where you consolidate your friends for the rest of your life. Some people do it, but it's not a requirement.
To be fair, it's hard to keep up with high school friends after high school. People change, they go to college, get jobs, get married, have kids, move away, go to prison, and die. So don't worry if you're not friends with people you went to high school with, that's not uncommon.
Gave me a chuckle to see “have kids, move away, go to prison, and die” listed as a typical life trajectory.
I dropped out because of my social issues.
Associate with friends that also have good grades. You tend to take on the habits of your friends.
Love the frill detail
While I'm not quite that blunt, I do tend to take a utilitarian approach to institutions. When I went to school, I went there to attend classes, learn, work, the like. When I went to a job, I went there to work. I don't really know how to approach people; the few times I've tried I've only made people uncomfortable, and mostly I just sit on my own and focus on what I'm "supposed" to be doing.
This left me burning out with depression and failing out of university, unable to find a job and being some kind of unhirable that I don't know why or how to fix as I've spent three years looking for anything that will hire me with no takers, and I have absolutely no friends. I'm a man in my thirties with almost no work experience, no marketable skills, no connections, living off the kindness of family, and just ever-growing gaps in an almost empty resume.
Don't be like that triceratops. And for the love of fuck, don't be like me!
You did well. Work on fluffing up. marketing skills even for things that may seem strange to talk about. Be more dramatic, but don't lie. Don't personalize. Instead, specialize yourself and stick with it. Don't limit yourself to one job title or career path, and explore. Interview and ask questions. Learn to be curious, but don't try to be an everything guy. Ask for help or try to offer help. See if you can start trading things or services, no matter how small, but get it in writing once it becomes large, expensive, or risky. Good luck
Guess he’s not gonna learn any social skills
I had no friends even though I wasn't an asshole, all due to some genetic defect.
Did you look like a Triceratops?
Three-horns never play with long-necks.
Sarah always was a cunt
Hopefully he learns.
Image Transcription:
A Dinos and Comics 4-panel comic strip #0896. The first panel shows a grey triceratops with purple spots on its flank and wearing a matching purple bag strapped to its waist, walking towards a cave entrance to which a sign reading "MAKING FRIENDS 101" is pointing. The second panel shows the grey triceratops sitting at a brown stump-like desk, looking back at a pink dilophosaurus with a yellow crest and green frills seated behind them smiling and saying "hi! my name's stephen." The third panel is a close-up of the scowling triceratops saying "shut up stephen." The final panel is zoomed out once more, showing the triceratops has turned to face the front of the room and Stephen is looking deflated, his frills drooping and his smile gone, as the triceratops continues "i'm here to learn."
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typical Stephen
