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I'm glad I found this site. It keeps me from being lonely sometimes.

Tomfoolery33 9 May 12
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I can relate to your remark; but the members are nearly all Americans. I'm an Australian who feels most of you are so insular and have little interest in the rest of the world. So, I don't get much comfort from the site unfortunatley. There IS cultural difference.

VLove Level 4 May 12, 2018

I haven't noticed that myself, but then I am American. In what way do you feel excluded? When we talk about American politics? I guess it is true that I don't see that much on here about various world situations, and I would agree that Americans tend to be insular, but there are lots of subjects that are interpersonal, and wouldn't seem to me to be particular to just Americans.

@McVinegar I need personal contact - life is very difficult just now. I try to stay afloat, gets hard sometimes. "Not drowning, waving"

@tnorman1236 It isn't so much that I feel excluded - once I told an American that I live in Tasmania - his response 'where is that?' I follow American politics as closely as I can. I pride myself on being an International person, sometimes I wish for an American friend who is aware of what's happening in the larger world. For instance, what do you know of Australia? kangaroos, koala bears? We are a sophisticated nation, huge, beautiful country

@VLove I try to be aware of the rest of the world. It's hard, though, because American news sources, along with the rest of us, are swallowed up by this political hell-hole that is Donald Trump.

@tnorman1236 As an interested person, I watch Al-Jazeera, BBC, ABC, CNN news, get daily updates from Huffington Post, The New Yorker, The Hill. I follow what's happening in other parts of the world - as best I can. MY world does not stop at my country's border.

@VLove Neither does mine.

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I’m glad you found it too. Your memes have kept me laughing since you got here?

Thank you. I try.

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Yeah, it is nice to know there are other free thinkers out there.

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You sound like an interesting person from your Introduction. Are you lonely because you live somewhere where there aren't many like you, or are you a loner by choice? This is a good site for lonely people as there is usually someone on the same wavelength to chat to..

I'm only lonely sometimes, when I miss my family being around. I'm a loner because of divorce, and my kids growing up. I do still see family and friends, just not as much as I used to.

@tnorman1236 I think that happens to all of us as we get older. Life changes a lot as children grow up and have their own families. Medical science is keeping us going for a lot longer than nature intended so we have to find new ways to fill the last third of our lives. It's not easy. We are surplus to requirements, really.

@CeliaVL Sad but true. But I grew up in a family where the grandparents were involved in family life till the end. One of my grandmothers lived with us when I was growing up, and the whole family got together at my other grandparents' house every Sunday afternoon and on holidays.

@tnorman1236 My family was a bit like that when i was growing up but things have changed and we can only be involved as much as the rest of our family want. I find it hard because I would like to be involved more, but I remind myself that I was the one who brought them up and taught them their values. they are good people but they have their own lives.

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me too

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Good to hear this place is a positive for you 🙂

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Excellent! I think it does the same thing for many of us T........... and unlike having a partner, if it's getting up your nose, you can always, block it, switch it off........ or resort to Facebook 😉

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Welcome to the den of heathens.

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Yup..it is entertaining quite often! You have a great profile, and Huntington is in a central area, with a high quality arts community.

I used to live an hour from there, near Morehead, KY, and often went ballroom dancing there on weekends, or took in plays and ballets. Plus the people there seem fairly liberal.

Yeah, I think the college is having more and more influence on the town. Overall, I like it here.

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Try learning to do something. I make things. Helps me interact with people, when I gift it all out.

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Sorry to hear about you being or feeling lonely, but you know there is so much to do in this world. Look at what interests you and see if you can find a Meet Up or start one.

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This has become my " Go to" site. Day and night !

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Yes it does, and yet, it has really made me realise how much I enjoy the discussions on here, even the ones I may not agree with. But my offline life totally lacks any conversations that mean anything.

@McVinegar I was wondering where Pete was.

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Back atcha! You are good company. Though I wanted your name to be Terry. I don't know why.

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Copy that!

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It makes me feel I’ve something in common with some very bright people 🙂

Varn Level 8 May 12, 2018

That's true.

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