the funny thing about loniless is you would think that having a sibling to be really close to would solve it but I have a twin who I am very close to but the loniless is still there the need for someone to be close to who isn't family is there and for me it results in me fantasizing about the potential friendships and romantic relationships I could have what it would feel like to have someone who hasn't know me since birth to be that close to me
i'm a twenty-six year old dude who grew up lonely as well and feel like i still go through the motions of clinging too hard, losing all faith in human relations, and returning to it all again, but a little differently and with a little more faith. love how you represented it here.
I feel so related to this. I just turned twenty three and I'm thinking (and writing) a lot about the idea of becoming an adult, and the fact that I became one a while ago (it's my last two poems in case you want to check them out). It's funny that it is always at thirteen, at that age I also has a very deep friendship, then it fell apart, but that's just life 🌷
So much of this was relatable. I also clung to toxic friends/my ex...I grew up so fast I skipped years in between. Thank you for sharing this amazing piece; let's be amazing adults together <3
substack confidence really doesn’t translate to the real world. as much as i read comments and feel pride in how my work has done, i always feel like this success exists in a vaccuum and that the work is only good on substack
I felt this. "one day i will feel secure enough in myself to know that just because my friends and i don’t speak every day, it doesn’t mean they don’t love me.''...true, but actually feeling that love whilst you're apart is something else. At least, it is for me - I find it very difficult. I wish I'd wake up to someone too, and come home to them, and go for walks with them. Lucky I have my dog, because I'm pretty much a labrador myself
this resonated so much - i think i’ll be spending much of my adulthood recovering from the loneliness of my adolescence :,) thank u for sharing such a beautifully honest piece !
the funny thing about loniless is you would think that having a sibling to be really close to would solve it but I have a twin who I am very close to but the loniless is still there the need for someone to be close to who isn't family is there and for me it results in me fantasizing about the potential friendships and romantic relationships I could have what it would feel like to have someone who hasn't know me since birth to be that close to me
Was looking for something relatable here and a single tear fell as I reached the end I realized you have the same name as mine. Thank you.
i'm a twenty-six year old dude who grew up lonely as well and feel like i still go through the motions of clinging too hard, losing all faith in human relations, and returning to it all again, but a little differently and with a little more faith. love how you represented it here.
I feel so related to this. I just turned twenty three and I'm thinking (and writing) a lot about the idea of becoming an adult, and the fact that I became one a while ago (it's my last two poems in case you want to check them out). It's funny that it is always at thirteen, at that age I also has a very deep friendship, then it fell apart, but that's just life 🌷
So much of this was relatable. I also clung to toxic friends/my ex...I grew up so fast I skipped years in between. Thank you for sharing this amazing piece; let's be amazing adults together <3
Love David Berman, Love Silver Jews, Love Purple Mountains, simple as
Also listen to Honk If You're Lonely! topical enough hopefully
substack confidence really doesn’t translate to the real world. as much as i read comments and feel pride in how my work has done, i always feel like this success exists in a vaccuum and that the work is only good on substack
I felt this. "one day i will feel secure enough in myself to know that just because my friends and i don’t speak every day, it doesn’t mean they don’t love me.''...true, but actually feeling that love whilst you're apart is something else. At least, it is for me - I find it very difficult. I wish I'd wake up to someone too, and come home to them, and go for walks with them. Lucky I have my dog, because I'm pretty much a labrador myself
this was so accurate to how i often feel! i was never very good at being a kid either.
this resonated so much - i think i’ll be spending much of my adulthood recovering from the loneliness of my adolescence :,) thank u for sharing such a beautifully honest piece !
this resonated so much the whole way through, thank you for writing and sharing this <3
so beautifully written and relatable
this is so beautiful <3
this post was so relatable. thank you for sharing yourself with us :)
riley you are such a beautiful writer and an even more beautiful soul. i adored this piece, felt it with every fiber of my being. i adore you
you never fail to astound me and make me feel seen! I love you and your writing so much