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insomniasexx  ·  3062 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Coliving: A Solution for Lonely Millennials? - The Atlantic

The two places I lived alone, I happened to make really good friends with fellow smokers in the building. I agree that typically no one in complexes speak to each other. But, if you don't have balconies, you and your cancer stick craving buddies will become bffs while drunkly huddling in the snow at 2am.

Start saying hi to people you see in the hallways and stuff. There are multiple people as lonely as you, but no one wants to be "that guy".

I also often had small parties with friends at my tiny NYC apartment and would often hang a sign over the mailboxes politely warning people and leaving my cell number in case we were being too loud. The ps read "feel free to stop by and have a drink or just say hi" .

A couple people actually did stop by. One 40ish year old woman who stayed for like 2 or 3 hours (it was not a good mix but she was box wine drunk and couldn't tell how awkward it was) and a gay couple who were drunk enough to have no shame and fit right in with us.