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Great thread saffy

Lost contact with all my schoolmates. The last few lost contact since covid. Still keep in contact with some uni mates and some gaming mates i know in real life but mainly family, cousins and work colleagues.

Got a bunch of long term footie mates too
 
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BobbyD said:
Great thread saffy

Lost contact with all my schoolmates. The last few lost contact since covid. Still keep in contact with some uni mates and some gaming mates i know in real life but mainly family, cousins and work colleagues.

Got a bunch of long term footie mates too
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Me too :emoticon-0152-heart
 
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There's a kinship on this forum. I know 99% of us have never met in real life and those that meet @Chief end up dying, but after over a decade of chatting with people on here, you get to know them a bit.

I know we all have a bit of needle at times, but I think the fact that we all come back here to chat with each other speaks volumes. It's a place where we can speak our minds, have a laugh, but more importantly what's struck me, is when somebody is going through a tough time, we all rally together and show support and that tells me about the true colours of the people on here.

Peace <peacedove>
 
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PISKIE said:
There's a kinship on this forum. I know 99% of us have never met in real life and those that meet @Chief end up dying, but after over a decade of chatting with people on here, you get to know them a bit.

I know we all have a bit of needle at times, but I think the fact that we all come back here to chat with each other speaks volumes. It's a place where we can speak our minds, have a laugh, but more importantly what's struck me, is when somebody is going through a tough time, we all rally together and show support and that tells me about the true colours of the people on here.

Peace <peacedove>
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Utter ****ery here
 
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I got 4 mates I'd do anything for and same for me.

Moved around a lot when I was a kid so learnt early not to be sentimental about things... people included.

I'm a very much out of sight out of mind kinda person tbh
 
Must admit I'm with Sucky, I don't do the sentiments of friendships.

I often see everyone as someone I know - for me 'mates' is used way too often, old school mates, work mates, football mates, matey neighbours, or if you are Piskie some completely random guy you passed in the street and called a mate....soz 'mate' couldn't resist that...and another, social media mates lol

They are all people I know or have known and would have socialised with. I'd say most people could count true friends on one hand. From the school days, moving several times parted the ways and even though some moved into football, you then have kids and work too hard, and then when you do get time it was often spent going on holidays.

Who counts as true friends, the minorities, those will be the ones that know stuff I would never discuss on here. You'd think with me coming from a big family, I'd want and be use to people around me all the time, wrong...it's also easier on my mental health, because sometimes dealing with yourself is enough.

So what you see on here is what you get in real life, I don't suffer fools gladly. Although I never mean people any ill will, I'm a nice guy when you get to know me, you just have to know two days are never the same.
 
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PISKIE said:
There's a kinship on this forum. I know 99% of us have never met in real life and those that meet @Chief end up dying, but after over a decade of chatting with people on here, you get to know them a bit.

I know we all have a bit of needle at times, but I think the fact that we all come back here to chat with each other speaks volumes. It's a place where we can speak our minds, have a laugh, but more importantly what's struck me, is when somebody is going through a tough time, we all rally together and show support and that tells me about the true colours of the people on here.

Peace <peacedove>
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**** me - wer'e down in South Wales for Christmas and I was contemplating giving Chief a bang on the ear about meeting up for a bevvy - <yikes>
 
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brb said:
I often see everyone as someone I know - for me 'mates' is used way too often, old school mates, work mates, football mates, matey neighbours, or if you are Piskie some completely random guy you passed in the street and called a mate....soz 'mate' couldn't resist that...and another, social media mates
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Was going to mention neighbours.

I just can't allow myself to be too pally with them. Quite fortunate in the ones around me aren't proper ****s and are likeable enough, but they definitely aren't mates and never will be.
 
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