Can I just say, and I'm just being honest...

[Little lunch]

Another good idea is to write your mobile number on the kid's forearm.

[Cyberman]

I can't stand couples. The whole couples thing. The holding hands, I can just barely tolerate, because I can simply turn my head away and pretend it's not happening. The kissing and cuddling - basically the same, only it cuts deeper.

No, it's the secret communication. The whole language. The talk of private things, innocent things, things that you do together. The way you look when you're dreaming. What you are planning for your future. The special breakfast you shared. That stuff I can't avoid because it's like a smoker blowing their fumes in my face.

And I get it. Sam and I were the same. We had an entire secret connection going on. We made people jealous just by being together. We gave off a vibe that suggested that we could tear off each other's clothes at any moment. We glowed.

Now I'm on the outside of this exclusive secret society, looking in and almost but not quite remembering. I'm not on my own out here, I know there are hundreds of us, but I am alone. All of us on the outside are invisible to each other, because the light of the inside is too bright. Or maybe it's just me, I'm the one that nobody sees. I don't think there's a way to know for certain.

But it is cold out here.

[Seraphina]

I can't stand couples. The whole couples thing. The holding hands, I can just barely tolerate, because I can simply turn my head away and pretend it's not happening. The kissing and cuddling - basically the same, only it cuts deeper.

No, it's the secret communication. The whole language. The talk of private things, innocent things, things that you do together. The way you look when you're dreaming. What you are planning for your future. The special breakfast you shared. That stuff I can't avoid because it's like a smoker blowing their fumes in my face.

And I get it. Sam and I were the same. We had an entire secret connection going on. We made people jealous just by being together. We gave off a vibe that suggested that we could tear off each other's clothes at any moment. We glowed.

Now I'm on the outside of this exclusive secret society, looking in and almost but not quite remembering. I'm not on my own out here, I know there are hundreds of us, but I am alone. All of us on the outside are invisible to each other, because the light of the inside is too bright. Or maybe it's just me, I'm the one that nobody sees. I don't think there's a way to know for certain.

But it is cold out here.

Oh, I can tell you for certain - it's not just you.

-Teresa

[Edwardo Piet]

I can't stand couples. The whole couples thing. The holding hands, I can just barely tolerate, because I can simply turn my head away and pretend it's not happening. The kissing and cuddling - basically the same, only it cuts deeper.

No, it's the secret communication. The whole language. The talk of private things, innocent things, things that you do together. The way you look when you're dreaming. What you are planning for your future. The special breakfast you shared. That stuff I can't avoid because it's like a smoker blowing their fumes in my face.

And I get it. Sam and I were the same. We had an entire secret connection going on. We made people jealous just by being together. We gave off a vibe that suggested that we could tear off each other's clothes at any moment. We glowed.

Now I'm on the outside of this exclusive secret society, looking in and almost but not quite remembering. I'm not on my own out here, I know there are hundreds of us, but I am alone. All of us on the outside are invisible to each other, because the light of the inside is too bright. Or maybe it's just me, I'm the one that nobody sees. I don't think there's a way to know for certain.

But it is cold out here.

That was so poetic, Cyber, I know your post is sad but (and?) I really enjoyed reading it.

Personally, I've completely given up on relationships and sex. Less disappointment that way.

[The Industrial Atheist]

Yeah, I want to work on getting a job so just maybe I can get a girlfriend. That's months or years down the line. I often feel worthless.

I might have to do volunteer work just so I can get work references. I worked for four months at Goodwill but didn't get hired in and since I didn't know anything then, I didn't know to get co workers info. That was years ago.

For many years I was too sick to work and my meds didn't do anything.

It might take a very big hearted woman to want me with or without a job. I don't think there are many people like that.

[Jello]

Yeah, I want to work on getting a job so just maybe I can get a girlfriend. That's months or years down the line. I often feel worthless.

I might have to do volunteer work just so I can get work references. I worked for four months at Goodwill but didn't get hired in and since I didn't know anything then, I didn't know to get co workers info. That was years ago.

For many years I was too sick to work and my meds didn't do anything.

It might take a very big hearted woman to want me with or without a job. I don't think there are many people like that.

There are not many, but as someone else who often feels worthless, there are a few out there, you just have to keep going on with your life. Expecting to find someone is exactly when you won't find someone. In my experience, it's right when you're finally thinking "I can do with out, for however long it takes", that they come along. 

Sometimes luck does exist. Everyone is interesting and as good a partner to someone as anyone else is. You just gotta find the right person.

[The Valkyrie]

I can't stand couples. The whole couples thing. The holding hands, I can just barely tolerate, because I can simply turn my head away and pretend it's not happening. The kissing and cuddling - basically the same, only it cuts deeper.

No, it's the secret communication. The whole language. The talk of private things, innocent things, things that you do together. The way you look when you're dreaming. What you are planning for your future. The special breakfast you shared. That stuff I can't avoid because it's like a smoker blowing their fumes in my face.

And I get it. Sam and I were the same. We had an entire secret connection going on. We made people jealous just by being together. We gave off a vibe that suggested that we could tear off each other's clothes at any moment. We glowed.

Now I'm on the outside of this exclusive secret society, looking in and almost but not quite remembering. I'm not on my own out here, I know there are hundreds of us, but I am alone. All of us on the outside are invisible to each other, because the light of the inside is too bright. Or maybe it's just me, I'm the one that nobody sees. I don't think there's a way to know for certain.

But it is cold out here.

Oh, I can tell you for certain - it's not just you.

-Teresa

So, you're saying you want every couple that displays affection publicly should be hunted down and eliminated?

I can get behind that.

Also, random executions of people on the street.

[Joods]

I can't stand couples. The whole couples thing. The holding hands, I can just barely tolerate, because I can simply turn my head away and pretend it's not happening. The kissing and cuddling - basically the same, only it cuts deeper.

No, it's the secret communication. The whole language. The talk of private things, innocent things, things that you do together. The way you look when you're dreaming. What you are planning for your future. The special breakfast you shared. That stuff I can't avoid because it's like a smoker blowing their fumes in my face.

And I get it. Sam and I were the same. We had an entire secret connection going on. We made people jealous just by being together. We gave off a vibe that suggested that we could tear off each other's clothes at any moment. We glowed.

Now I'm on the outside of this exclusive secret society, looking in and almost but not quite remembering. I'm not on my own out here, I know there are hundreds of us, but I am alone. All of us on the outside are invisible to each other, because the light of the inside is too bright. Or maybe it's just me, I'm the one that nobody sees. I don't think there's a way to know for certain.

But it is cold out here.

Oh, I can tell you for certain - it's not just you.

-Teresa

Agreed. 

And even if you are "with" someone - sometimes you aren't really with them. There just isn't that connection anymore. And sometimes even if that's the case - you stay because there are kids involved.

[The Industrial Atheist]

Yeah, I want to work on getting a job so just maybe I can get a girlfriend. That's months or years down the line. I often feel worthless.

I might have to do volunteer work just so I can get work references. I worked for four months at Goodwill but didn't get hired in and since I didn't know anything then, I didn't know to get co workers info. That was years ago.

For many years I was too sick to work and my meds didn't do anything.

It might take a very big hearted woman to want me with or without a job. I don't think there are many people like that.

There are not many, but as someone else who often feels worthless, there are a few out there, you just have to keep going on with your life. Expecting to find someone is exactly when you won't find someone. In my experience, it's right when you're finally thinking "I can do with out, for however long it takes", that they come along. 

Sometimes luck does exist. Everyone is interesting and as good a partner to someone as anyone else is. You just gotta find the right person.

Thanks, Jelllo.

[Kernel Sohcahtoa]

I can't stand couples. The whole couples thing. The holding hands, I can just barely tolerate, because I can simply turn my head away and pretend it's not happening. The kissing and cuddling - basically the same, only it cuts deeper.

No, it's the secret communication. The whole language. The talk of private things, innocent things, things that you do together. The way you look when you're dreaming. What you are planning for your future. The special breakfast you shared. That stuff I can't avoid because it's like a smoker blowing their fumes in my face.

And I get it. Sam and I were the same. We had an entire secret connection going on. We made people jealous just by being together. We gave off a vibe that suggested that we could tear off each other's clothes at any moment. We glowed.

Now I'm on the outside of this exclusive secret society, looking in and almost but not quite remembering. I'm not on my own out here, I know there are hundreds of us, but I am alone. All of us on the outside are invisible to each other, because the light of the inside is too bright. Or maybe it's just me, I'm the one that nobody sees. I don't think there's a way to know for certain.

But it is cold out here.

That was so poetic, Cyber, I know your post is sad but (and?) I really enjoyed reading it.

Personally, I've completely given up on relationships and sex. Less disappointment that way.

I can appreciate this.  Due to the fact that I'm very different from most people, there have been times where I have concluded that I'm invisible, isolated, and an outsider (mutant).  It reminds me of Magneto in X-Men: First Class, where Magneto remarked (to Charles Xavier) that he thought he was alone.  In response, Charles Xavier says that Magneto is not alone and there are others like him who are different from humanity, yet they possess their own unique talents and abilities, which makes them similar to other mutants.  Hence, IMO, in terms of establishing special connections with others and finding acceptance/belonging, perhaps the biggest challenge is having the tenacity to actively find people who are open-minded enough to embrace/appreciate difference (rather than ridicule it) and who accept people for who they are, while resisting the temptation to wear masks and pretending to be something that one is not.