Is it normal to not have any friends

Despite my currently being in a relationship, a long distance one, with the long, tall Texan, I can certainly relate to what you're saying here. I think you're quite normal. I was alone for more than several years, and my goal was to learn to be happy in my solitude rather than woeful of some manufactured loneliness that would most likely strike me as a result of comparison to my so called peers. For the better part of the current decade I have learned to and continued to hold that one ought not to define one's self by one's relationship status. This assertion is perhaps why I have found myself increasingly less and and less interested in the company of my fellow females. However, in perhaps the last one or two years I've started to come to the conclusion that my peers aren't necessarily people of my same age group or simply coworkers, but I could chose to see single people who were striving to live happy and fulfilling lives without comparing themselves to the rest of the herd as my peers. I think it's important to maintain that there is nothing wrong with being a single and even more solitary person especially when faced with those who are too eager to know you too quickly.

I suppose you could look for steady employment in a place where you could work more independently of others, and use that time and the possibility of a steadier more predictable schedule as an opportunity to work on yourself, any codependency issues you might have and healthy boundaries of course. You could also look for and cultivate healthy hobbies and activities for yourself where you may very well meet other independently minded people like yourself.

It's completely normal love, you live your life and let them talk eventually they will move on. Cher'

you do realize that a couple thousand people have read your words by now. So you are not alone. As for being normal, of course you are! If most of us on this site had friends we sure as fuck wouldn't be on here. Think about it. So relax honey. You are among lots of friends. :-)

What is the 'real' you?
Why are you afraid that others will know it?

Answer these two things and everything else falls into place on its own.

'luck.

Lost123
I know how you feel! Trust me, the upside of being alone,"a whole lot less problems!"

You should try to find some one,hopefully of like thinking,for it is wonderfull being in love.Someone to come home to instead of just pets.All you really need is one great person in your life to make you feel complete,even if you don't talk and just watch TV.I did not read any replys before I wrote this,so if it is redundant to what some one else said I apologize .
I say this because I don't give a shit about other peoples "opinions",I'm happy with my own,thank you very much.
I feel for you ,as I am kind of like you,
though not entirely.I believe people are like snowflakes ,no two are exactly the same.Lots of love,Ralph N.

I only have one friend and he drives a big white van with a mattress in the back

are you a lesbian?

It's the best to pursue being the kind of person you want to be but make sure you are not doing it to please other people but to make yourself feel contented and accomplished.

it's easier to blurt out stuff to strangers.

As a nurse there's jobs you can get were your working alone.