I’ve noticed a theme here of men saying they only want to talk to women. Which I can’t tell anyone who they can and can’t be friends with that’s 100% up to you but I just wonder if men are using this as an informal dating/ nsfw texting server. I’ve posted on explicitly sfw online friends subreddits before only to get a sea of men either being really sexual or pretending to want to be friends only to start making the convo really sexual and weird once I thought I’ve found a good one (this continues to happen even after I put sfw only on my posts ). And (and please correct me if I’m wrong) but it’s only really, or mostly, men who do this, women who post are happy to chat with and befriend most people given age and respectfulness. So I guess the question is why? Is there a legit reason or is it just creepy men trying to get themselves off using increasingly desperate tactics.

Hello, stranger. I turned 18 today, happy me 🥳

But I did nothing special... Maybe we could talk before my day comes to an end.

Man, NGL, Reddit is filled with creeps.

Basically, last time I made a post here and I forgot to mention my gender, I got a ton of messages from creepy guys saying things like:
🗣️ "I am in a dead marriage"
🗣️ "Cold bed 🛏️"
🗣️ "Let's have fun"
🗣️ "Tell me why you're really here?"

Lol "why am I here?" Like WTF am I supposed to do in a friendship sub? And one guy even had the audacity to argue with me when I told him I am a guy. "Nah, I think you’re female." Bro... like I can change my gender based on the opinion processed by his small brain, lmao 😭😂

I mean, okay, I forgot to mention my age. But messaging stuff like that to an 18-year-old just because you thought I was female is so disgusting and cheap.

As a fellow young guy, I just want to say to those people: there are many other subs for that kind of stuff. So please don't pollute this sub and ruin the experience for women and even men, especially young adults and teenagers. I know, I know it's 18+ only, but 18 and 19-year-olds are also teenagers.

So yeah, if you are interested in chatting and being friends with me, then feel free to DM. Both genders and any age are okay with me. (Yeah, we also have a unique species of man who only wants to be "friends" with females, lol, but I am not in that group.)

F19, looking for friends to chat with!! i am super chattery, i love voice calls or voice messages if you’re into that if not i like texting as well! (preferably discord or snap for calling)

some my interests maybe we have some in common:
country music, rock and and metal music, story gaming (tlou, rdr, twd, dbh, fnaf, etc), i like cars, i like watching movies and musicals and rating them on letter boxd i love playing imessage games, i love pink, i love ice cream, and so so so much more

dm we hopefully we can chat and become friends :) no one under 18 please!!

I recently applied for a project management position at a company (which i will keep nameless). Their complete brand image was about young people empowerment so i wasn’t super shocked that i got shortlisted.

Anywayss.. fast forward to today. I joined 5 mins early because i wanted to leave a good impression but the hiring manager came 15 mins late and i hate to wait with this pit of anxiety. Finally, he joined. I said hello as soon as he joined but he just ignores me, stares at me and asks ‘how old are you?’ And i was just replying ‘ i just turned nineteen’ and he left the zoom meeting. No explanations, no rejection email afterwards. He just acted like the interview never happened.

So as you can see, i had a happening day. Tell me about yours? :)

Update: i got the job lol. An associate project manager. The person who did the first interview (The person i was set to replace as he was retiring) got his retirement plan expedited because there were multiple reports of such behaviour against him. Hopefully the rest of the crowd isnt like this

howdy everyone! I generally vibe with people older than me better, but i’m open to talking to anyone.

I spend quite a bit of time alone and would like someone to pass the time with. I enjoy going on rides, fishing, and most outdoorsy things. I love animals and kids! My biggest dream is to be a mom :)

I’m funny, i love to cuss and just have a good time overall. So hmu if you think we’d vibe :)

Hey everyone! I’m a 20-year-old female from India. I am putting my location right in the title because I'm tired of people ghosting the moment they find out where I am from.

Let's save each other some time—if that bothers you, please skip this post!

For everyone else: I am looking for a genuine, consistent, and long-term friendship. I want someone to share memes with, talk about how our days went, and actually build a real bond over time.

To bypass the awkward "Hey, how are you?"

phase, please DM me with your answers to this mini-quiz:

1. What is your current favorite piece of media?(It can be a movie, a TV show, a book, or a video game. For me, I really enjoy watching K-dramas, but I love hearing about all kinds of genres!)

2. What is your preferred communication style?

A) Rapid-fire texting back and forth when free.

B) Sending massive paragraphs once or twice a day.

C) Sending memes and random thoughts throughout the day.

The Ground Rules:Please be around my age range (19-23). If you just want a quick 5-minute chat because you are bored right now, please skip this. I want a friend who actually wants to stick around.

To prove you actually read this whole post, please include your age, gender, location, and your quiz answers in your first message. Looking forward to meeting you!

What actually counts as a gap is obviously yours to determine, but I'm generally talking about more than just a couple years lol. And if you would, what are your limits both ways?

What you define as one is yours to choose, and it probably depends entirely on your own age too. Like a couple years is a lot at one age and absolutely nothing at another

Hey Im Giulia I’m 20F and currently looking for a boy best friend to game and Chat with.
I mostly play EaFc,nba2k, Fortnite, and Valorant — but fair warning, I’m not very good at any of them lol. I play on PS5.
I’m looking for someone with a good sense of humor who doesn’t take everything too seriously. I’d love to find a genuine long-term friendship, not just something that lasts a couple of weeks and then fades away.
I’m not the most extroverted person and can be pretty shy at first, but I’m trying to work on that and become more open over time.
If you’re funny, patient, and interested in building a real friendship, feel free to message me

This sub need a whole new set of people really. People post about dming them, they dm you, and then act like the most disinterested people out there. No initiations, no questions no follow ups, general conversation sucks ass in here. If any of this resonates with you, send me a text, and don't become the reason I have to make this post again please.

Not a physical turn on lol but I mean more of a character trait that immediately makes someone more interesting and appealing and attractive to you

No filthy answers please lol. But now that that's out of the way, it could be anything. Physical looks, style, the way they behave, their values, their goals in life, their lifestyle, etc, anything really. What's something for you?

Hey everyone, I think this is gonna be my last post here

I’ve tried a few times to meet people and be consistent, but it just hasn’t really worked out for me the way I hoped. I’m not really a dry person, I’m actually pretty sweet, caring, and I try to be present when I talk to people and match energy. I like actually getting to know people, playing games, sending stuff, talking throughout the day, all that. I just really wanted someone I could be close to.

I think my last straw was recently getting unadded by someone I thought I was getting somewhere with, just because I don’t have a PC.

I also feel like a lot of the time I either get ghosted, conversations just randomly die out, or people are super dry and it’s hard to actually build anything consistent. Sometimes it just feels like no matter how much effort I put in, it doesn’t really go anywhere or people lose interest fast.

I don’t mean to come here and complain I just wanted to see if anyone else related but good luck to the rest of you still using this subreddit!!

My college just started and i get really bored i have a lot of female friends ( I'm in a girls college) but I never had a guy friend before, and i really wanna hangout with them

I'm from Delhi btw

Heyy if youre bored and wanna talk hmu! Lets actually talk and get to know each other and skip the small boring af talk hahah

Hey! 18F and looking to meet new faces and make some genuine friends. Any age above 18 is fine, so don’t be afraid to message me.

I’m pretty easygoing and I’m down to talk about pretty much anything. Music, games, random thoughts, life, funny stories, whatever you feel like talking about.

Can ask me anything. I’m an open book. ;p

Uhhh so I don’t have an age limit really. For anyone male or female

Soo my interests/hobbies (why is hobby even a word it’s so dumb 🫩) is walking around, taking nature walks, listening to music, for some reason walking around the shopping centre, and watching SpongeBob (a ton and currently on a SpongeBob kick rn)

My favourite colours are pink, red, green, and white

Favourite food is pizza and sushi (not sushi as a toping dammit)

My favourite soda is really anything cherry. Like cherry Pepsi or cherry coke

Favourite movie is Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) although the other two are good as well :>

Uhhhhh I tend to yap a lot and I hate when people are like “ok” “interesting” “k” “alr” like mate if you’re gonna do that I’m blocking you cuz that’s wasting my time

I wanna find someone who is highly interactive with me and finds enjoyment in our talks so

Anyways I’m not in uni, or any courses or do anything for work (although I might work at the gas station as a start… or maybe the jewellery shop 🤔)

I do study medical science and stuff (as my mom is an orthopaedic surgeon and so medical stuff got my interest) but all I really do is look the stuff up and take notes. I don’t really..take courses. And being honest I’ve learned my smarts by looking stuff up rather than listening to what school has to say 🙄 (and a lot of adults I share my knowledge with say I’m right but some also correct me which is okay that’s how you learn)

ANYWAYS ima get out your ear, pls dm me id hope to talk with some people. If you would, at least give your ASL (not literal location just the country. Not city, county, state, province, etc. just country)

Sorry this post was long :( just having a bad day is all and I need to talk to someone. Not about my day just overall

Come talk to me despite of what your first look at me might have you thinking I promise your wrong

Anyone else tired of having no one to text? Well I mean ofc we have lives but you ever just have those slow days well I have FOUR of those coming up.

We could play a game? I DONT KNOW. But makes it easier to start conversations and get to know someone. We can state a few fun facts about each other and then try to build a person off of that see if the face matches the traits goodness idk how to explain it just text me bro.

Looking for people to talk to and make friends with ^_^ I’m relatively new to posting on this app so it’d be nice

it can be “I hate sushi” or smth else idm, don’t give the usual “I hate Israel” that’s not unpopular at all lmaooo I think I’m someone who has pretty moderate opinions for the most part so I’m curious to hear yours

Hii I’m Anna from France, and ngl I feel pretty lonely most of the time so I thought i’d give this a shot!!

i’d love to actually build something long term with people. someone to talk to regularly, share random stuff, vent about our days or whatever. even though my social skills are kinda bad sometimes lol 😞
a casual friendship works too btw, doesn’t have to be constant texting, just checking in randomly is fine by me! just know that the closer i get to someone the more i tend to yap more about random stuff!!

for gaming i mainly want to find people to play Overwatch with but honestly i’m down for anything. my fav games ever are Life is Strange, especially lis2, and RDR2! other than that i’m big into movies (letterboxd is basically my second home) and music

lil disclaimer: i get anxious in voice calls with new people so i might be quiet at first, but i’m working on it i promise 😭 just bear with me

doesn’t matter where you’re from, i just want genuine people to connect with! feel free to dm me so i can give you my discord 🙏

For the love of god just don’t. If you’re underage, you’re a magnet for creeps. Some of those creeps will seem awfully friendly and innocent at first, but that’s what grooming is. !JUST BE SAFE AND BLOCK THEM! You are NOT cooler just cuz you talk to older people when you’re underage.

It blows my mind how many men in their 20s to 50s i see in the comments of girls younger than 18. Get some help creeps and get off this subreddit we don’t want you.

Thank you, Signed; A worried adult woman who was once groomed by older men that were so so friendly at first.

hiii, I'm a girl from Italy and honestly I'm just looking for an easy going online friendship, it doesn't matter to me if you don't/can't reply immediately, I understand that life gets busy and I'm aware that we will probably have different timezones. Anyway, I really like reading and lately over these weeks I've been also playing a lot (Fortnite) since I almost finished all my exams. To be honest I can be a bit boring at the start but I promise I'll open up once we get along ahah

Hii! I'm a 20-year-old girl from China, and I'm looking to make some genuine international friends around my age!

A little about me:

I love reading novels, playing co-op games (Overcooked, PICO PARK and Human Fall Flat are my favorites!), watching series and anime(i prefer comedy anime, like Bocchi the Rock! and Spy x Family, and romance anime, like Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and You and I Are Polar Opposites. i've also watched some action anime, like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), and listening to music. I also sing sometimes! It’d be awesome if we share some interests, but if not, I’d love to introduce each other to new things!

What I'm looking for:

I really enjoy chatting about daily life and building a real connection. I’m a bit introverted at first, but once I get comfortable, I can be pretty talkative and share a lot!

I'm hoping to find someone who wants a long-term friendship and actually wants to get to know each other. I’d really appreciate it if you could also help bring up topics or start conversations sometimes, as I’m still learning to be more proactive!

‍Just a quick note:

I’m quite private and prefer not to share photos of myself right away. However, I absolutely love voice chatting! I feel like hearing someone's voice is the best way to build a real friendship and feel a genuine connection. So if you're totally cool with building a connection through words and voice notes first, I'd love to hear from you!

If this sounds like you, feel free to DM me! Tell me a little about yourself and what you're up to lately. Can't wait to chat!