Social Networking

Nick of Guy Speak writes about Google Plus and social networking.

Facebook can be awfully clique-ish. I suppose any of these groups can. I know people who get some sort of sick thrill "culling" their Facebook list. I have felt sick in the pit of my stomach the few times I've felt the need to unfriend someone. I have a love-hate relationship with social networking. I enjoy the interaction and the potential to make friends, but it's almost always shallow. I'm no less lonely than I ever was.

Before anyone sees the need to lecture me about "getting out there and making friends," I have always been a very shy person and living with mental illness makes it even more difficult. Plus I don't have time for going out much. I work the night shift four days a week and am helping my son commute to classes at the community college and get his life in order many other times. I'm not even looking for any sort of romantic connection--I literally never want another one. I just like reading the things the guys write here at Guy Speak. They are wonderful people.