i'm lonely

Its better to have four quarters than 100 pennies... Don't rush into anything, just be yourself, enjoy being 16, and someone will come along eventually (or someone will catch your eye eventually). In the mean time, treat yourself the way someone who loves you would.

 

Hi lonely, I'm dad

Seriously man don't feel bad, self pitying is a self fulfilling prophecy, if you start feeling bad about yourself then you will just focus on the negatives and it will only get worse. Be happy about yourself, find the things you like about yourself and focus on those and improve other parts of your life. You have heaps to be grateful for, if you don't think that then you aren't thinking hard enough(or you are thinking too hard).
You are 16, so enjoy it, if you are bored then maybe find a habit which you enjoy (programming can be really fun is you like problem solving or designing, but there are heaps, like instruments etc..) or take the initiative to go out with friends if that bothers you.
You generally consider someone who is 25 as young. You have 9 whole years until that. You can do a lot in 9 years, and become someone awesome and interesting, you just have to take some initiative, and if you fail you still have years ahead of you to correct it.

I'm 17 and I've never been in a relationship(I know that when someone writes this I generally tend to ignore their comment but please don't ignore discard this) and I rarely go out with friends but I'm quite happy and I almost never feel lonely because I've realised that I'm quite happy the way my life is, and I feel bad because that is what I think my life should be like, not what I want it to be.

Best of luck

 

Communities such as these are a good place to start as you see there are many people with the same struggles who we simply do not see on an everyday basis, and hence we assume they do not exist and we are alone. Help and an ear is always at hand.

Also, chase your interests and get passionate about something, people always gravitate to those who are passionate about something and who are good at it.

 

I didn't get serious with guys until I was 18 and emotionally I wasn't ready. I'm female BTW.
Take your time your life is just beginning!

 

Think about the positive aspects of your life and don't worry.

 

It sounds like you're one of the few teenagers who has his priorities straight.

It would be nice to have more than 4 friends, but don't get caught into the trap of thinking that quantity of friends are more important to your self-worth than quality of friends. Trust me, 4 is an awesome number

You're also choosing not to be in a relationship, which means that you're not settling just for the sake of being "in a relationship". You know what you want, and you're prioritizing "quality" over anything else. Trouble is, this can take time. That's where the loneliness comes from.

So...I'm going to say...just keep doing what you're doing, just lay off the porn

 

Can't believe you're 17. You are a great 17 keep it up man

 

Lol...4 friends is good! I have none where I live!

 

I only got 3... loll 3 real friends, that is. I got a lot of gym friends but we don't see each other outside of gym. I suppose the number isn't that important, it's rather if they can be there for you when you need them and the quality of your relationships.

 

Have you considered going on Facebook and catching up with some old high school friends?

 

Hey some of us are lonely in real life.
And thats why we're all here at NoFap: To support each other in quitting PMO and rediscovering the power to meet new people and have relationships in real life.

You aren't alone, here and outside