becomingelle t1_j3votfu wrote on January 11, 2023 at 11:34 AM

Yes, I desperately need friends. No one told me transitioning would mean spending my life alone🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽

EastCoastDizzle t1_j3vptmz wrote on January 11, 2023 at 11:45 AM

That hurts my heart, I hope it gets better for you ❤️

albalfa t1_j3wq1y1 wrote on January 11, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Yes same here--Ouch. While I cannot and would not claim that I know your pain, I do know that nothing worth doing--nothing--is easy. I wish nothing but fair skies and tailwinds along your path, friend.

livthepiranha OP t1_j3z284p wrote on January 12, 2023 at 1:13 AM

Hey there, I’d love to be friends!

albalfa t1_j3zeguu wrote on January 12, 2023 at 2:39 AM

I've come back and re-read this comment 3 times and I am still smiling.

This, coming from you OP, after having just described yourself as "really shy and struggle to make friends IRL...kind of quiet...", seems to be a huge leap of courage reaching out to a stranger in public with a reciprocal offer of friendship.

Am I just in a sentimental mood tonight? This just really f'in rocks and I think it is beautiful.

draken2019 t1_j412ppq wrote on January 12, 2023 at 1:13 PM

I know a group of LGBTQ+ people who go rock climbing together, but I don't think they're from Worcester.

There's a meetup at FreePlay Worcester the first Thursday of every month at 7pm though. There's lots of LGBTQ+ people and allies :)

Even if you don't like arcade games, you can always just come out and drink with us. They've got a great bartender and lots of good beer/mixed drinks.

Hope this helps.

becomingelle t1_j424sor wrote on January 12, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Thank you!! That sounds really nice. Maybe I'll go to the February one even though 7 is kinda late for me during the work week. I used to go out every single weekend but that entire friend group stopped talking to me when I came out. I still try to get out and do things but I'm sick of doing everything alone. Plus going with other people will force me to not back out