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truddy777

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8. Adult friendships are weird now

Reply to DownriverDem (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:17 AM

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Honestly most adult friendships happen by accident through hobbies, work or seeing the same people over and over. Randomly “making friends” from scratch feels awkward as hell after 30 😅

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