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11-21-2011, 03:16 PM | #41 |
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I guess what I keep scratching my head over is the question of do you really want to make new friends? Sounds like you are just doing it so your wife will get off your back about it. Just be true to yourself and don't try to be something you are not. Some people are just not the type to have friends.
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11-21-2011, 03:48 PM | #42 |
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I don't want to anger up the tank or any ex service men here. From my own family, and some women I've dated I notice that people who spend an extended time in the military have a really had time adjusting back to civilian life.
My ex was like that, couldn't make or keep any real friends. Just an observation. Obviously you're looking for some form of validation for your current lifestyle. Is it really so hard to walk up to strangers and start talking?
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11-21-2011, 03:55 PM | #43 |
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I guess what I keep scratching my head over is the question of do you really want to make new friends? Sounds like you are just doing it so your wife will get off your back about it. Just be true to yourself and don't try to be something you are not. Some people are just not the type to have friends.
But yes, I'd at least like to make one dependable friend. As I mentioned, I do a lot of writing, and I'm currently working on the first installment of a story I've been picking at for the last 3 years. Working on something like this alone is fun and a great way for me to fill my free time (which I wish I had more of), but I feel I'd be a lot farther along if I had someone to bounce ideas off of. It involves a lot of elements from Lovecraft's 'Cthulhu Mythos', and begins just before the onset of WWII, so there will be a lot of Nazi conspiracy theories put to use, but as it progresses, it will involve more mythology and parapsychology, up until it unfolds into a post-apocalyptic setting in the near future, approximately 30 years from now. I've reworked it and reworked and every time I do I feel more satisfied with what I have, but doing this alone allows me the opportunity to second-guess myself, instead of either being encouraged to use what I have, or offered better alternatives to put in their place. I guess that's more what I'm looking for than a friend, although I would consider them that as well.
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11-21-2011, 04:16 PM | #44 |
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I don't want to anger up the tank or any ex service men here. From my own family, and some women I've dated I notice that people who spend an extended time in the military have a really had time adjusting back to civilian life.
My ex was like that, couldn't make or keep any real friends. Just an observation. Obviously you're looking for some form of validation for your current lifestyle. Is it really so hard to walk up to strangers and start talking? Even when you're not in a combat situation in the military, you can still feel that sort of disconnected displacement when you return to civilian life. It's like that scene in "The Hurt Locker" when the protagonist is back with his wife and kid and shopping at the grocery store. That scene, where he's standing in an aisle and there are hundreds of cereals to choose from, it really struck a chord with me. I feel that way almost every time I go out - like, a few weeks ago you're in this violent, filthy country where brutality and death is an every day occurence, and now you're at these stores that cater to every creature comfort imaginable, and it all seems so pointless. It's really unsettling, and you miss the exhilaration of danger and survival, of having a specific purpose. It dismantles everything you've known about living in the modern world until its all very trite and unimportant. But what are your options? When you have responsibilities like a kid and a wife and bills and debts, you can't turn your back on them, even if you wanted to. And if you were free from all that, where can you go? You can't just walk on to anyone's property and live there, and if you can afford to purchase some land outright, you still have to pay property taxes. The government doesn't want people living off the grid anyway - they need to be accountable for every citizen. I guess I mostly feel trapped by modernity, that there is no way out to live a healthy, happy life. Although, this kind of human condition has plagued people throughout all history in one way or another. I don't claim my feelings or opinions are unique or exceptional. Just trying to see how others that feel the same way cope, or looking for some bona fide advice or encouragement from others who know people like me.
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