Today, I realized how lonely I am, when I got a call from an elderly women who had dialed the wrong number. We ended up having a 20 minute conversation about her cat and how he "just won't use the darn litter pan." I was sad when she had to hang up. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realized how lonely I am when someone called my number by mistake and I talked with them for 5 minutes. I don’t know who she was, but I'm so lonely I was happy to have someone engage in a conversation, even if it was about her calling the wrong number. FML
Today, my phone rang for the first time in four days. It was my mom. She dialed the wrong number. FML
Today, I called the Suicide hotline. I dialled the number wrong and woke some poor old lady. She thought I was her son and kept asking me, "How come you don't visit anymore?" I told her I couldn't visit because of the Covid pandemic. I lied to an elderly woman I've never met. FML
Today, I was so desperately lonely that I begged a telemarketer not to hang up on me. FML
Today, a girl called me, asking for one of her friends. She wouldn't believe me when I told her she had the wrong number, and I spent a few minutes convincing her she did. After a while she said, "What the fuck?" and hung up. That was the longest conversation I had with a girl in months. FML
Today, I was so lonely, I dragged out a conversation with a lady who called to get me to make an appointment to give blood. FML
Today, I realized I've lived alone too long. I read 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' to my cat. I used expression in my voice, and I made sure he could see the pictures. My son called, and I told him about it. He gave me the number for the local psychiatric ward. FML
Today, I was so lonely, I wound up talking for two hours to the creep who calls my number every Friday night and makes creepy obscene breathing noises on the other end of the phone. Turns out he's a better listener than my husband. FML
Today, my girlfriend called me four times in a row at work. Worried, I stepped outside and answered the phone. Through tears, she screamed, "It's the cat!" Was he sick or hurt? "NO! He won't stop meowing!" FML
Today, I feel so lonely I talked to the likely scam number that called me. Even then they hung up after 2 minutes of talking to me. FML
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Top comments
geekpower_fml 28
That's pretty sad. Maybe you guys should hang out some time... You really sound like you could do with a friend.
TripleATeam 13
That's certainly a new way to make friends...
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doodlecloud 27
Yeah but take solace in the fact that you probably made her day too. Hell if you're feeling brave, why not call her back and ask if you can ever come over and help with odd jobs, shopping, etc. Cat litter is pretty heavy to carry home and it sounds like you'd both benefit from some company...
FelicityWishes 32
I'm sure she appreciated the chat as well. :-)
R2Y2 22
New York? Go hit up the city! :D Have some fun, friends are a nice side effect of having fun :)
The_ghetto_mango 25
Cute. ;-)
The_Avatar 22
Best piece of advice i can give: go online and find a meet up site for people to hang out! They usually do it by categories like hiking, or arts, or whatever.
nzhx 23
It's okay to be lonely, OP. I'm glad you had a relatively uplifting interaction today, and maybe there's more you can do to meet people! If you're not working, find a job (assuming this is what you're options are) at a restaurant or something and meet work friends! If you're community hosts events, attend them. If you own a dog, take it to a local dog park and talk to other owners. There's plenty you can do to at least get you by, until your real friends come along. Best of luck!
SillyGiraffe 17
You just made that old lady's day, just so you know! Karma will reward you eventually :)
itsthewayitis 10
go get a hooker
wanted_2_want 40
Get a dog!! No seriously, they keep you company AND I heard that they're chic magnets. Win-win. Unless you're gay... Then this wouldn't help.
weatherxveins 29
I'm pretty sure dogs are also gay dude magnets.
anavickers 9
That's a little sad but sounds like you got a good conversation out of it and you probably made her day. Plus, cats are always a great topic!