<p>I guess I might need some later on for connections later in life, but for practical purposes, I can have all the fun in the world without them. And I'm not depressed or anything. What do you say?</p>
<p>If you can honestly live a happy life without friends, then do so. It’s one less thing you have to worry about.</p>
<p>I LOVE this post! </p>
<p>I’m EXACTLY in your shoes. You do NOT need friends in college. But guess what? society makes it seem that if you don’t make friends in college you’re “not preparing yourself for the real world” or whatever other crap they spew. I lost myself in trying to make friends in college. I’m naturally an introvert but I came in trying to be an extrovert and totally lost my sense of self. Being an introvert, loner, or not wanting friends isn’t a bad thing. You’re not killing anyone. You’re not hurting anyone. So what’s wrong with being one of those things? I love solitude and following my interests. I’ve stopped with the whole going on a treasure hunt for friends thing and just stick to myself and my interests. </p>
<p>College isn’t the only place to make friends, and truth be told, when 4 years is up and it’s time for everyone to splatter all over the country, you’ll see who your “friends” were and who were just there because you were. </p>
<p>I embrace my introversion and solitude. I just treated myself to a pair of skullcandy headphones so I could block out everything else not relevant.</p>
<p>People at my school, in general, are tiresome, hypocrites, and too judgmental. I could do 4 years on my own. There’s plenty of opportunities for me to go home and see friends (my true friends are my HS friends which are more or less 10) and family but I don’t because I don’t want to fall back on that constantly. One of my inspirations says you grow the most were you’re uncomfortable. So I stick it out here, but time goes by so fast Christmas break will be here before I know it. I don’t have a gazillion and four friends; and I don’t need em. I have my amazing friends back home, my amazing family back home and that’s all that matters. They love me and I never get sad because every time I think of them I smile.</p>
<p>I second with DCHurricane.</p>
<p>I don’t really consider myself introverted - I can speak pretty well in front of other people, and do clubs, activities, etc, and cooperate well with others. It’s just that I’m not the type to go out partying and get drunk with friends - I don’t really have that kind of friends.</p>
<p>I think it’s possible. Honestly, I’m not anti-social, but I’m a very depressed person, lmao. It’s kind of better off that I don’t have friends. I have a few but…we RARELY speak. So I pretty much study alone, explore the city alone, etc.</p>
<p>OP, if you’re having fun without them, genuine fun, then you’re doing okay. Sometimes friends just complicate stuff.</p>
<p>@sadcollegestud Oohhhhh yeah 
I was just jammin to Discovery earlier with my purple skullcandy earphones. They rule. They are lasting a lot better than others…I go through earphones like underwear…</p>
<p>No, I know. I’m not saying your introverted, I was saying that for myself. But still, society in general makes it seem that if you’re not making friends in college, you’re not doing it right. My thing is, if you could imagine 4 years on your own, then go for it. Me personally, can see myself doing 4 years on my own. I know how to keep myself busy.</p>
<p>@Contra-- <333333. I bought the white Paul Frank ones! They look so sick!! Cheers to skullcandy!!!</p>
<p>I mean if you don’t want friends fine… But I feel like humans are social beings, whether you’re an introvert or and extrovert. I’m an introvert, but I know I need friends. Hanging out with by myself all the time would drive me insane. I love my alone time, but I also love hanging out with my friends. Like I said before, if you really don’t think you need friends in college, and you’re truly happy being a loner, go for it.</p>
<p>Really, one can only trust family.</p>
<p>haha I was thinking about this during my first few weeks of college</p>
<p>You know what the funny thing is? It seems like the types of people that I would be more likely to form solid friendships with are the ones that, like me, are unwilling to go out and party, etc., so we never meet each other. It’s kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy in a sense.</p>
<p>^^ I disagree UKdude, lol. Anyone can screw you over. Friends, family, etc. Anybody.</p>
<p>I need to get laid too… Actually, I need to try making out with someone before doing that.</p>
<p>@ #11</p>
<p>I mean nuclear family. Parents, siblings. Anyone else can play you, but decent siblings wont. I trust my family implicitly.</p>
<p>I third getting laid…</p>
<p>no friends are not needed in college. But idk man life would probably be pretty bland and awkard without friends. I mean I don’t have a ton of friends, but i have a few (transferring makes it hard imo to make a lot of friends). I think that without friends though, you should do better academically tho.</p>
<p>just go to a prostitute, it’s really just cutting out the proverbial middleman that is dating</p>
<p>The real issue is when you’re somewhat of an extrovert who just isn’t good at making friends, AKA myself. I need a fair degree of social interaction in order to be happy. If I was a total introvert then it wouldn’t matter because I wouldn’t need much social interaction to be happy, but alas I’m not.</p>
<p>^^ Unfortunately, all my money goes to tuition, so no extra prostitute money for me, lol.</p>
<p>The few that I have are not necessary for the coursework.</p>
<p>I’d say it is useful to have some friends, just be very very selective. I feel real pity for people who I see going around hanging out with anyone who will hang out with them - they are wasting their time, indulging in their insecurities and missing out on developing confidence and having the time and focus for other pursuits.</p>
<p>^^^That’s my thing. I may be being a little extreme when I say don’t make any friends, because I realize I have two strong aquinatnces here which are on the road to being friendships. The other poster is right, we are social beings. Whether we rely on only family, only friends, or a mixture of both, we do need someone or life would be pretty sucky. So i take back all the extreme things I said where I was all “don’t be friends with no one, be friends with yourself” but just be careful. Don’t be desperate for friends. There’s no need to go treasure hunting for friends. It’s okay to be alone for a while until you find friends, and that’s what people here don’t understand. They want to stay under their roommates ass all day, scared to venture out and make other friends. That’s what differentiates me from them. I’m going with the flow. I’m doing things I love and whether friendships come out of it or not.</p>