The K M Links Game - Nov/December 2024...
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... according to a new poll. Two thirds of adults want to make more and a quarter are lonely. Younger people have more friends. A fifth of adults say they suffer from social anxiety and find small talk difficult. Do you recognise yourself in that lot?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Small talk seems to be a catchall for the telly and football, you don't dare venture an opinion on anything of the slightest importance any more for fear of being reported and shut down.
Meeting new people more often than not exposes you to a wimpy dweeb or a complete mentalist so I stick with those I know and actively avoid those who might want to be a friend for fear I catch whatever has infected the country.
I think the poll may be a wee project for Phil Space though.
Yes, I see myself in that. I only have 2 friends and although we speak on the phone, I haven't seen them for years, and yes I get very lonely since I had to give up driving and can no longer go out anywhere unless one of my daughters takes me.
All my cousins have now passed away or live over 200 miles away. The only other people I see are 2 of my neighbours who call around occasionally.
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A thousand folk aged sixty-five and over were polled.
I share your frustration re not driving Barsel, it does curtail socialisation. I know this probably makes me sound like a desperate saddo, but I compensate by regular bus trips into town for breakfast, lunch or tea at the same café where a cheery word with the friendly staff or regular patrons lifts the gloom. (Apparently this makes me a ROMEO - not what you think, but Retired Old Men Eating Out).