Yesterday I was informed my intrests were not good enough to make me any real life friends.

So I ask you all, is this not good enough?

Anime
Writing
Reading
Venture Bros
Marvel Comics
Rock music
movies
Star Trek
scifi
rpg games of all kinds
video games

Edit: I'm 23

Wow, what arrogant jerk told you that?

I'm with Jelly. What jerk said that? There are loads of ways to make RL friends. If YOU like it, there's bound to be someone near you RL that likes it too and would gladly be your friend.

Originally Posted by jellysundae

Wow, what arrogant jerk told you that?

My boss XD

We got into a discussion about my boyfriend and me splitting up (since it means I have to quit) and it led to a discussion on friends.

Your boss is a jerk. >.<

Anyway, my interests are not too immature for my age?

Yes, he is : /

Anyway, you don't make friends because of your interests, unless all you spend your life doing is going to conventions or whatever. You make friends because of who you are. I sincerely hope your boss has a really unhappy life, because he's a bastard for saying that to you. So appallingly rude!

Well, he does have his moments.
Maybe he just doesn't like nerds?

Nothing wrong with Nerds. Again, while you can make friends based on interests, that's not all they're about. Friends, as Jelly said, are based on who you are as a whole. Sure interests can help you keep friends by having things in common and things to do.

And no your interests are not immature. You can't help what you like. He's just being judgemental.

That's nothing abnormal there.

He sounds like a right barrel of laughs : / Maybe having to leave is not such a bad thing? Even with the current job market.

Yeah, and where I'll be going will be a place where I'll have contacts.
I'll actually be networking.
Now that is cool.

Oh, hell no! I see *counts* seven things that found me friends in real life on that list! My boyfriend is 26 and he shares interests in half of that list. You're really not alone - it's just about meeting the right people, you know?

So...I totally agree with jelly and Flink.

Thanks guys, I'm feeling a little bit better now.
Maybe when I head back to college I'll make some friends.

woah, what a jerk your boss is! D;<

and those interests could totally get you some real life friends!
in fact, those are my interests! (or some of them XD) i like all that stuff! well, except sar trek, but ive never seen that, so...

Just writing, reading and having an interest in anime would probably make you friends because a lot of people enjoy those things
I've made friends with people just because we all like to write so all those things are definitely good enough

Sounds good enough to me, then again I never liked the party types, also your boss shouldn't say such things :s. He is the loser it seems.

Since he is your boss, there's not much you can do about it. I think your interests are fine. I don't know what field you're in, but if you were in like the computer field, or graphic design field, or maybe even a business field, your interests would be considered normal. Theres really nothing wrong with what your interested in. Your boss is just closedminded in that case, no big deal. You just have to put up with him. Which is a big deal cause he is your boss. I see nothing immature about your interests ^^ I know a woman, who is happily married, has two cute kids, and she still loves anime! She also has a decent job too, so I think there is nothing wrong with your interests at all. She's a great example for any of us young females that like nerdy things ^^

I agree with everyone else, your boss is an idiot, he's probably the one who can't get any friends because he's a jerk.

My husband and I share a couple hobbies on that list too, and we have friends. OK, so most of his RL friends don't really give a crap about videogames, and if they do it's usually some totally different genre...but they're still friends. :XP Hell, most of his friends have little in the way of shared interests anyhow.

I'm with the others on your exboss being a jerk and needing to keep his mouth shut.

well, i share a ton of those interests... then again i'm 14 so i don't know if it applies...

lol r33na1, im 13, so i dont think it counts for me either. XD

good god, im a terrible typer! T.T one day im gonna post something without editing a zillion typos, and see what it looks like. XD

you're interests are not too immature for your age, i know people WAY older than you that like stuff even more childish. So it's your boss (ex boss?) that needs to do the growing up!

And i'm just curious but why does the breakup of you and your boyfriend have to lead to you quitting your job? o.o;

I'm quite a bit older than you and I am interested in almost everything on your list ;)
Nerdy girls are awesome *Shakes fist* Awesome I tell you!
I agree with Jelly, it's who you are that makes a friendship, though interests in common help grease the wheels, so to speak. A long conversation over the best sci fi/ horror shows or which anime are the best has started a couple of long lasting friendships in my life. So be yourself, do what you like and you'll meet good people you have common interests in and let your insensitive boss go be boring by himself.

Come. On. This guy's a jerk. Judging people about interests? C'mon! >___<

I'm interested in half of the things in your list. My friends are too. We're 17, 18, one of my guy friends is 19 and the most nerdy of my guy friends. And this doesn't stop all of us to have close friends and have happy lives! Being friends with someone is not always about what you like. It's a good start, but it mostly depends on how you are, your personality and such, as Jelly said. ^^

If your boss is like this with his own friends, he won't keep them for long... =_=;