How's Your Social Life?

[JimmyFuzz]

My social life is pretty good right now.
I'm in my final year of studying biosciences at university and am living back in halls with a load of freshers so I rarely spend an evening in alone.
I frequently go out for drinks, food, films, open mic nights, and gigs with new friends from halls and old friends from my first year and from my course.
People mostly find my interest in gaming and computing in general quite entertaining. In fact, when modern warfare 2 came out, I played it through in one sitting, and I doubt there was a moment where there wasn't someone from my flat chilling out watching.
So yeah. Couldn't be better really.
Oh yeah, I play guitar and sing in several bands as well so that contributes to it somewhat too.

 

[tedward03]

i think i do ok tbh i hate school im in leaving cert thats like last year in school to you guys so i got exams now so i tend to plan out my time so im only on this site for yahtzee and maybe one or to forums

 

[snow]

Meh.. I have a small group of friends that come over every now and then when they are in town, but for the most part, I purposely exclude myself from society... Don't get me wrong though, I mean I like people... In small doses, but after a minute... Minute and a half... I need to get the fuck out of there!

 

[Jory]

I consider the unability to keep a trivial discussion going as a sign of intellect.

While I appreciate the implied compliment, the lack of the "gift of gab" certainly doesn't help me.

Then I humbly beg forgiveness, my intentions was not to belittle you in any way. I was just trying to illustrate the point that not keeping an interest in smalltalk might not be a bad thing.

I agree. I hate small talk. I'd much rather talk about maths.

Good

About a year ago i had a shit social life and was just friends with the "nerdy" unpopular people but about this time last year i started to be friends with more of the popular people and by last summer i nearly had a completely new set of friends i still talk to my old friends occasionally but i can't really be friends with both groups of people because my old friends are so irritatingly shy that when im with them and one of my other friends comes over they go completely silent and it just embarrassing

I think i'd prefer your 'old' friends to be honest.

 

[gillebro]

Mine's what it is. It's not the greatest and I'd like there to be a bit more to it. There are some people I really would like to get to know a bit better. Being too poor to really go out doesn't help either, as I'm sure is the case with many. But I get by.

 

[JokerboyJordan]

Does talking to people on Xbox Live count? They go to my school...

My social life is non-existant, I never go out and in fact have never been out.
Not that I wouldn't like to but I don't live near alot of people and I don't have a mobile phone so yeah...
I'm currently working on getting a girlfriend as I thought maybe that would end my hermit ways but so far no luck

 

[Sparrow]

It's alright. It could be better, but I spend alot of time inside with my current Ms Sparrow.

[small]Haven't been out with the lads in a while actually...[/small]

 

[-AC80-]

Plus, I am a man-whore, that helps

same here except im not very successful like at all for my whole life seriously im 17 and still haven't had the opportunity for fist kiss yet. curse you self esteem, British seance of holy shit im not doing that, im scared, and unattractive. YAY me!

 

[The Austin]

Healthy. In fact, me and a buddy are going to go out to eat tonight.

No, we're not gay.

 

[punkrocker27]

Eh it fluctuates. At least I know I'm the one holding me down so I can make things better for myself when I want. But still, I like getting together with friends over the weekend at parties n whatever goes down.

 

[firedfns13]

I alternate between being really busy or happy with it, and then having an almost non existent social life.

 

[JMV]

I don't get it. Society is always f***** up, but if you don't have a SOCIAL life, you are a freak?

Meh, I have a life, it doesn't need to be social.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Then I humbly beg forgiveness, my intentions was not to belittle you in any way. I was just trying to illustrate the point that not keeping an interest in smalltalk might not be a bad thing.

No need to apologize; I knew what you were saying.

All I was saying is that though a difficulty for making small talk may correlate with a greater intellect, it really doesn't help me make any friends.

At least not here. Back in the last couple of places I lived, I had plenty of friends, and they accepted my fairly quiet nature. Here, it's different. Here, an inability to think of something to say to a person right off the bat means one should become accustomed to enjoying one's own company.

Unfortunately for me, it's not like I can break the ice with someone I've never met by attempting to start a conversation about the finer points of quantum mechanics or by telling a naughty joke (which is the only kind of joke I know, to be honest).

 

[Private Custard]

Pretty much non-existant to be honest. I live at least an hour away from anyone that I'm likely to go out with and so spend my time on the internet/watching TV. I have two very solitary hobbies, widlife photography and motorcycling (in the summer).

No, I'm not happy. In fact I'm fucking miserable most of the time, but I've lost the drive to do anything about it. I chat to a few girls a lunchtimes when I grab a sandwich, been to one of their parties and took the other out for dinner last month. But they like to socialise in places I try to avoid, so things just stall.

Maybe things'll improve, or maybe I'll just have a huge off when riding one day and I won't need to worry about it all any more!

 

[TheScottishFella]

You know I learned that people will backs tab you and as soon as they become popular will forget you so I keep my self to my self

in short

I don't have a social life I think you just ty to please people if you have friends

 

[PixelPusher]

Unfortunately for me, it's not like I can break the ice with someone I've never met by attempting to start a conversation about the finer points of quantum mechanics or by telling a naughty joke (which is the only kind of joke I know, to be honest).

Hmm, don't be so sure, the combination appeals to me:

Werner Heisenberg, Albert Eninsten and Nils Bohr walks into a bar .. naked! ... I'm sure with a bit of work, the uncertainety principle and some kind of fruit it will turn out quite good. You would be assured to make friends with the crowd i hang out with

 

[Julianking93]

Most people know the typical stereotype of gamers and people who just sit on the internet; antisocial, no friends, and tend to be the outcast

So I was curious to know how true this actually is within the population of the Escapist.

As for me, well I have a pretty pathetic excuse for a social life. The closest thing I have to friends are the people here. I was always the outcast at school and just tended to avoid people. Despite going out to a movie (I go at least twice a week) and usually dinner every weekend, I'm always by myself. I don't go with anyone. Ever. How sad is that?

So, what's your social life like and what has it been like through the years?

Well I saw in your profile you like archery and fencing so you could look into the SCA for they have people who do both of those things as well as other forms of medieval fighting and I bet you find more like minded people. It's a hell of a lot of fun and would give you something to do I have been doing it for a little bit now and it's great. http://www.sca.org/

Sounds interesting. I'll check that out.

 

[_Cake_]

OMG I am so cool, everyone loves me, I'm getting it every night from a hot funny good hearted guy, and I have this other hot guy I could get but I'm faithful, heck there's even this chick who totally wants me but I don't swing that way (hermaphrodites-men only lol), and everyone respects me... *cough*in dragon age*cough*