Who else can you love? (question)

Hey guys quick question.

I am developing a gir that is super lonely. Her patents don't like her and she is pretty much friendless and lonely.

However I want her to have people she cares and is afraid to disappoint without losing that feeling of loneliness, any advice?.

The old retired neighbor that talks to her the few times he/she meets them at a store or something?

Or a cool teacher. A teacher would fit what you want quite well.

(Also, this porbably belongs to Random Questions.)

I think it's fine as its own thread. If people want to dispute things that would clutter up Random Questions.

I would suggest someone her age who she's trying to befriend, but that other person just doesn't consider her as close a friend as she would like them to, for whatever reason. Happens a lot in real life.

Like to idea of the teacher You just gave me many ideas thanks :)

edited 17th Aug '11 7:08:47 PM by FallenLegend

Being a shy person, I somehow manage to feel lonely even though I have people I care about all the time. With me, it's partly a matter of low self-esteem feeling like other people don't want to be my friend and don't want to be burdened with the things I want to talk about. Something like that could work quite easily depending on what your character is like.

A pet dog (maybe not her own), or a good friend far, far away.

When I was growing up, I had a few imaginary friends, and I thought of my Nintendo 64 as more than just a piece of hardware, as it was always there to brighten my spirits after a tough day. But as for actual people, one of my oldest and dearest friends was first encountered in my elementary school's special education room. It may support the idea that 'weird' people and 'average' people will never be able to run in the same circles (unlike in the myriad of cheerleader flicks in pop culture), but I rather like having a couple of close friends that share my odd way of looking at the world rather than trying to seek approval from the masses.

Also, having a friend that's the same gender as the main character is wise. Despite an equally shy little boy that grows up to be a love interest is a cute idea, there are just certain...events]...that not even the most confident of girls would share with a guy friend, and people can easily split apart in the time it takes to figure out how to deal with these things. And next thing you know, the shy boy overdoes his attempts at reestablishing an old friendship, and pushes the girl further away due to her fears that he's become obsessed in their time apart...though I've never once in my entire life experienced the event which I have described in detail just moments prior, especially not from the boy's perspective.

If you're in a world that has online capabilities, go online.

T Here's also tons of potential for her situation and friendship to go wrong if you need that.

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Seriously, though, that seems like an extremely relatable person to me. But then again, I'm the same guy that likes both V As of Shinji. Well, to be fair, hearing your divorcing parents scream at the top of their lungs while you were four retards some social skills.

If it helps, you could try studying Borderline Personality Disorder.

edited 7th Sep '11 11:08:13 AM by MadManX

^ What would learning about Borderline Personality Disorder help with in this situation? I feel like I'm missing something...

If you're willing to make her religious, God is an option. Belief is great and all, but it doesn't always do a good job of assuaging loneliness.

edited 8th Sep '11 6:02:40 PM by Dec

Thanks guys!.

You are giving me some good ideas as this one was definitively hard. I am planing her to have a My God What I've done! moment and that was crucial thanks!