Does not having friends decrease quality of life

I'm not going to make this a poll, because I think that if I did the conversation would go to hell.

For me, I'm not sure. I haven't had any friends since my Senior year of high school and it's now my Junior year of college. I've seen my grades go down and I've been more and more depressed as the months roll on, but that might just be getting older, I'm not quite sure.

What's the general consensus?

When you realise that it's not about the quantity but the quality of friends you have, then you could only 1 friend in the world and that will be more than enough for a great life.

That .

First of all, what do you mean by "quality of life" ?
Because ten people may hold ten different perspective of "quality of life".
Academic grade? Health? Money-related?

Anyway, you need friend. That's a must.
Humans are built to socialize - not to become a lone wolf.
Communication is a need.
Fail to fulfill that may result into stress.
And this is critical in health perspective.

You don't really need large number of friends.
Just select few ones that you can wholly trust and share your secret.

Another reason - "Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed"

(For professional needs) You need friends to make network - it will be important when you start to work.

life quality is you to decide.
not having a friend is not a problem.
i not having much friend either
and when i start having one all they do just make a problem and come to me saying 'can you help me' is so depressing.

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Nope, friends can be good or bad. I don't like human interaction.

No man is an island, as what others say.

It doesn't matter if you have friends or not. What matters is that you have someone to talk to, not just yourself.

Take it this way. How can you tell if your hair is fixed or a bit messy? Of course, you look at a mirror (or any reflective surface).

The people that I'm referring to are the mirrors that will tell you if your life is fucked up. Just make sure that you pick the right "mirror", though.

I don't really have friends either. I did have, back in high school, but ever since we all went to different colleges, we sort of fell out of touch, not to mention I did not have much in common with any of them. I don't really dwell on it, just occupy my time in things I am interested, like reading and learning, thought now and then my thoughts will wander and muse about it.

The thing is, its not 'friends' but people you interact with as yourself, without having to pretend. Nowadays, the term 'friend' has become too casual. You don't need any of those loose nowadays-styled friends. What I do believe everyone needs is that one person you can fall back to and trust, and also an activity or something you are really passionate about. I believe those two things by themselves can go a really long way, but even without the first, it also greatly depends on whether by your very nature, you are too socially inclined to ever feel at peace by being overly alone.

I disagree with a passion. There is only one person qualified to tell if your life is fucked up, and thats you yourself. Everyone else will inevitably look at it with the lenses of their own preconceptions, interests and ideas.

But then sometimes, you need others to realize that your life is fucked up. Depends on the situation.

I've been down that road *hint: my username*
Not having friendship or human interaction tends to dull life until it becomes rather monotonous and depressing. It'll drag the days out until they slowly start to blur together and make you question yourself in ways you never thought before. Along with those negatives, future interactions will be hampered do to a lack of recent social get togethers and you'll be out of the loop of current affairs between others. In a strange way, Fakku has helped out with those feelings and sorta given me a chance to make new friends and reestablish friendships with lost ones.

well congrats to you loner! you deserve a cookie! but in all seriousness back to the topic.

for me thanks to my asperger syndrome,i tend to like...no LOVE being alone and to be surrounded in darkness. although friends can make your time on earth more enjoyable then being by yourself...unless you are like me. i have friends at school and at work but i dont hang out with them like i used to. probably because there not my childhood friends...idk =/

Limited social interaction can be very detrimental to a person's quality of life. Humans are very highly a social type of creature and it takes a certain type of psyche to even handle being alone by ourselves. A lot of people really underestimate just how much social interaction they actually have overall and feel they are more alone than they really are.

Of course, the closer you get to isolation, the more you feel it. Of course there is also the reverse in which too much social interaction can really affect you because you don't have quality social interaction. Quality social interaction can make up for the fact that you have limited social interaction, but there is also certain points where it will not hold true.

And is also depends on a person's psyche how much they really need.

agreed.



also to say the less friend you have. the more you value that friendship.



by that you mean...how many friends you need to have a normal life and psyche? if not can you clear that up for me please? =/

The last part means that a person's personality and mental strength determines just how much social interaction they actually need.

Someone with strong mental strength, but an introvert style personality would need less social interaction and so on.

ok then. thanks for the clear up!

Your asking one of the most biased group of societal outcasts so obviously the majority will say of course not as to say otherwise would be contradict their predicament.

You think Fakku is made up of societal outcasts?

Since when does liking anime hentai make you automatically an outcast?

Don't force your preconceived notions onto others.

I could say the same about you. Not once did I mention or even attempt to bring personal preference in this. Although I could understand how you mistook my comment for nothing but the such, I just stated that with this congregation of self-proclaimed loners which can be dubbed as outcasts, without positive or negative connotation, you would get nothing but one answer.

It doesn't for me. The main reason is because I'm really dense and come off as an asshole to most of the people I'm forced to see on a daily basis. I inherited my fathers paranoia so I question people's agenda when people are kind to me. But people still continue to deal with me and talk to me.

About that social outcast thing I'm not unless being an pervert means your an outcast.

I think it depends on the person, but i think most people need at least 1 or 2 close friends in life.