this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2026
79 points (97.6% liked)

Casual Conversation

1906 readers
177 users here now

Share a story, ask a question, or start a conversation about (almost) anything you desire. Maybe you'll make some friends in the process.


RULES

  1. Be respectful: no harassment, hate speech, bigotry, and/or trolling.
  2. Encourage conversation in your OP. This means including heavily implicative subject matter when you can and also engaging in your thread when possible.
  3. Avoid controversial topics (e.g. politics or societal debates).
  4. Stay calm: Don’t post angry or to vent or complain. We are a place where everyone can forget about their everyday or not so everyday worries for a moment. Venting, complaining, or posting from a place of anger or resentment doesn't fit the atmosphere we try to foster at all. Feel free to post those on !goodoffmychest@lemmy.world
  5. Keep it clean and SFW
  6. No solicitation such as ads, promotional content, spam, surveys etc.

Casual conversation communities:

Related discussion-focused communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Today I saw a little albino fish at work and I got excited, but I realized I have no one to share it with lol.

Some days the loneliness hits a little harder than others, and tonight just seems to be one of those nights I suppose. I figured maybe I can curb the feeling a bit by striking up a conversation with a stranger.

Feel free to DM as well if you'd like a friend too! Or if you're looking for some kind of connection that you can't seem to find irl. (Hopefully this is allowed?) I promise I will share a photo of my albino fish πŸ™‚

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I know the feeling. I spend every day alone, every night alone, and often can't sleep and just end up doing nothing at all feeling lame that I don't even have anyone to talk to. All my friends live far away in other cities and are far busier than me.

I have always struggled with loneliness and it has lead me into some unhealthy relationships just because I didn't want to be alone.

I don't know, these days it's worse with cancer and feeling like I've become worthless to the world.

[–] lunarcat@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have a lot to say here! Permission to DM you in the morning? I posted when I should've been sleeping and now I'm about to lose consciousness lol.

You absolutely are not worthless btw and I'm really sorry you've been feeling that way. Just this message alone has an impact and made my night a little better. Thank you for engaging with my post :)

Yeah, go ahead and DM me in the morning, that would be nice.