I want to meet people around my age who I can spend lots of time with either romantically or just friends or something. I have recently just turned 21 years old and I have never really dated anyone in real life or even kissed anyone. I don’t have a job, I don’t drive and I still live with my parents. I am really just a talentless fool trying to be some sort of artist and taking community college classes without any real idea or direction in life. Am I even deserving of love and friendship here in the 21st century? I want to be a better person but I don’t know if I have the strength to become who I want to really be on my own. Being socially isolated for so long has really affected my mind a lot and how I view myself. I don’t really know what I am or how I can fit in with any group of people. I need some sort of social validation. I would like to have at least one person who understands me well who I can share anything with. What would be the least terrible option for me to meet local strangers via the internet? Or is there some better way of meeting people that I have not considered?

  • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    For whatever it’s worth, my spouse and I have been together for almost 18 years (married for 13 this year) and initially met on OKCupid, back before it became monetized Match Dot Com hell. So… Maybe? You’ll have a lot of weirdoes to sift through until you find the right kind of weirdo for you.