10 Reasons You Don’t Have Any Friends

10 Reasons You Don't Have Any Friends
10 Reasons You Don't Have Any Friends

10 Reasons You Don’t Have Any Friends

The first point to be made here is that the value of friendship relies much more on quality than on quantity. In other words, having a lot of friends isn’t necessarily going to do much for you, especially if they are more like casual acquaintances than intimate confidantes. On the other hand, having a small number of extremely close, reliable friends is widely considered among psychologists and other mental health professionals to be a leading contributor to a person’s overall level of happiness. If your question is why don’t I have more friends

, then maybe what you should really be asking yourself is why the friends you do have aren’t enough.

If, however, you genuinely feel that you don’t have any “true” friends, then you’ve come to the right place, as in this list we’ll be breaking down ten of the top reasons a person is most likely to find themselves friendless. A word of caution: prepare to take a deep, honest look at yourself, because in all likelihood, having no friends is something you’ve brought on yourself, rather than the result of other people’s flawed personalities. And before we get started, one other note: if you’re in your teens, or even younger, consider the possibility that you simply haven’t had a chance to meet your true friends yet; often, they end up being people that we get to know in college, at work, or just generally later in life. It’s true that some people make lifelong friends in childhood, but not everyone has that opportunity, so it’s important to give yourself a little leeway.

10You Don’t Clean Up

Watch your mouth. Your breath is stank.

9You Gossip Too Much

Shut your pie hole, Gossip Girl!

8You Lack Patience

“Kill me, I’ve been waiting like 30 seconds!”

7You Lack Listening Skills

Quit being so stubborn and listen, old man.

6You Put Other Relationships First

Quit letting your bossy girlfriend run your life.

5You Give Unnecessary Criticism/Advice

Quit letting your bossy girlfriend run your life.

4You Brag Too Much

Selfies = douche.

3You Don’t Challenge Yourself

You’re stuck in the comfort zone.

2You Don’t Value Friendship

To have friends you have to be a friend. It’s an investment.

1You Don’t Tell The Truth

Friends have no time for deception.