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When You Haven't Had a Close Friend in Years

I have not had a close friend since high school and I am thirty-two and I do not know if I have forgotten how to be a friend or if I am broken in some way.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Extended isolation can create shame that makes connection feel both desperately needed and impossibly difficult.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Loneliness and the Desire for Connection?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.