I wouldn't say that I've stop being friends with my childhood friends but our lives have went in different directions. My high school friends are the same. Hell even the friends I made in college or going to the bars when I turned 21 have went in different directions. That's the way things are. I am friends with them on Facebook and we keep in touch but they have different lives and I have different lives than we had when we were younger. Its called, GROWING UP. You should try it. I went through about 2-4 years where I was single. I had the occasional hookup for my "needs" but it was never anything that lasted more than a one time thing or a month or a friends with benefits type of arrangement. I've thought about settling down & having/adopting some kids but I probably won't. I'm not in my 20's anymore. This makes my mother-in-law kinda sad because she's said that we're not going to make her a grandma and his sister probably won't either. Now just because I GREW UP and moved on with my life like my childhood/high school/college/bar friends did doesn't mean I don't still enjoy stuff like playing video games or other "young" stuff because I do. There's no reason to give something up if you enjoy it & its not hurting anyone else. My advice to you is either accept the fact that you're going to be lonely for the rest of your life (and as @
ZazuuPriest said the lonely ones in the nursing homes are the first ones to die off & I've seen first hand from working in nursing homes as part of my career) or you can put yourself out there on one of the MANY dating apps and meet someone. There are dating apps for straight & gay (and subculture gay group apps too) people alike. There are fetish dating apps and websites. If you're a furry, there's one for you. If you're into baby play, there's something out there for you too. Post an ad online somewhere. If you don't do this, you're going to die a lonely not so old man with nothing to show for his life besides hours played in a video game....great legacy!
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THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS 100% TRUE!!!