meganmcisaac:

moving to oregon has showed me whole nother side to loneliness. i have always struggled with feeling lonely all of the time, even when i was with a large group of people. living here, i have met dozens of people already, though none of those people are people that i would like to surround myself with on a daily basis. i don’t feel like i have truly made a friend since i have been here.

I’ve been there (and still am with the loneliness). It is hard, and it takes its toll but I do think you have an advantage. When I moved, I meet all new friends through other friends who already lived there. For years I never managed to make a new one on my own or even reach out to people I never met — I don’t remember how to make friends anymore. You on the other hand have met lots of new people already. So you’ll probably do fine and find some henchmen eventually. Sooner rather than later I hope.

And you wrote earlier about people mostly reading you for the photos. That might be true but words like these makes them resonate even more, that makes them more personal even for us who are a bit more detached from them. Anyways, fingers are crossed here for good luck in all.