A guy shared his story online about how he actually feels lonely but keeps up with the appearance that he is doing fine and well by himself.
He has a group of co-workers who are expats to hang out with anytime he wants but rejects them as they remind him of work.
He adds on that most of his local friends are either attached or married with kids with plans on their own so it actually gets quite lonely for him.
Here is the story
“My company has lots of expats and naturally some of them become good friends even after they have left the company. We hang out occasionally on weekdays but I almost always reject meeting them on weekends cos they just remind me of work.
Many of my friends my age are attached, married or married with kids so weekends are pretty boring and lonely for me as they all have plans. Usually I’ll hang out at a couple of airy bars with a book or just go hiking around the island on my own. I used to volunteer for some causes I believe in but couldn’t commit to a regular slot cos I travel quite a bit and that was the end of it.
So while it seems I have quite a social life, it’s mainly an appearance only on weekdays and it can be a little isolating on weekends.”
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