Literature. Since leaving my job a few weeks ago, I've rarely left my bed
>>25627435Unlike you, he had a qt gf and lots of friends who visited him.
>>25627456I've had plenty of the former, but never had the latter. Why are friends so much harder to make than girlfriends?
>>25627506>I've had plenty of the formernta but how?
>>25627511They asked me out or I asked them out.
>>25627515Were any of them cute?
>>25627516All of them were cute, but I've always stuck to the rule of never trying to get into relationships with women I wouldn't otherwise be friends with if they were men. In other words, we always shared hobbies.
>>25627520>we always shared hobbiesSuch as?
>>25627525Greek and Roman history, literature in general, gaming, music
>>25627528>literature in generalDid any of them like Goncharov or Leskov?
>>25627536No. Only one of them had even read Dostoevsky. In fact, I still haven't read any of the Russians myself. I just can't bring myself to care. The girl I liked the most was into German stuff.
>>25627545>German stuffLike Faust?
>>25627554Well yes, but if we're talking about Goethe, her favorite of his was this poem he wrote or translated dedicated to some Persian goddess. I forget the name of it. Had something to do with being a mother?
>treats literature as a narcissistic mirror instead of a window onto other livessad
>>25627545Bachmann? wish i had someone to talk Bachmann with
>>25627574get ready for more of it. more people just want to use books as surrogate sedatives once they kick alcoholism and video games.
>>25627574We watch in reverence as Narcissus is turned to a flower.
>>25627506Of my friends and family, I can think of a few like that. Reason they don't have many friends is because they have poorly developed personalities. That's why all those qt gfs move on for someone more normal
>>25627435You're not an aristocrat, though; you're just a NEET.
>>25627506you dont make friends. you earn friends through shared hardships
>treats literature as anesthetizing sedative instead of a way to augment will and refine consciousnessultra turbo sad