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I don't mean banter or just shooting the shit. but discussions or talking with friends about things in your life, or theirs.. ya know, showing an interest in someone's life because they matter to you or them having an interest in your life because you matter to them?

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Two days ago via discord. I don't live anywhere near the few friends we have, so Mondays and Wednesdays are two days per week where we have the evenings schedules cleared of anything related to spouses, work, offspring, and general adulting.

Those hours are usually spent gaming together, or just general chitchat. These days it's usually Project Zomboid, and the dedicated server I've set up only runs on those days with a fixed set of hours (thanks, cron!), To ensure that we play together rather than someone soloing during the off-hours. Though getting PZ to play nicely with systemd was a PITA.

And if someone were to miss the times lot, then they only missed a few hours total - Yhings will mostly remain as they were last time they played.

[–] zlatiah@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

... do parents count?? I don't have too many friends, if any at all

Otherwise I indirectly helped a coworker find a BF a few months ago. Yeah I guess that was it

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Very frequently, across two countries even

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 10 hours ago

umm, do support workers count? If so, yesterday. If not, well, no fucking idea. probably years. I have next to no one in my life. Just SWs

[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

Me and my friends frequently discuss how we feel about our lives, jobs, our futures and what our plans are. The last time was yesterday.

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

Couple of hours ago. A friend I haven't seen for a few days phoned to see how I was and we talked for about 45mins. In person, on Sunday, two friends in separate visits.

[–] Flying_Penguin@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago

Maybe 30 years ago when the arcade was destroyed by a tornado.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 7 points 21 hours ago

Ha! Friends...

[–] zout@fedia.io 5 points 20 hours ago

Every time I see them, in this case a little over a week ago.

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yesterday. As a matter of fact quite often, I've found wonderful people to have deep conversations about our projects for our lives, about politics, science... you name it. And of all places, in VR Chat. It's the new third place, a forum to gather without the economical pressure of consuming.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 2 points 21 hours ago

Being freeware helps, I like to join bar maps and just talk to randos sometimes but right now it's all about the Fish! map. It's basically VR Webfishing.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 22 hours ago

You guys have friends?

Oh lmao

Never had real friends...

I mean other than those "school friends" that you never hang out outside of school...

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 23 hours ago

Over the weekend.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago

When i get real depressed maybe

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago

Last Wednesday. We regularly go out to a local pub for trivia night and converse face to face there.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Bout 12 hours ago.

[–] AskewLord@piefed.social 5 points 23 hours ago

Uh, I wouldn't call anyone my friend if I can't or don't talk to them about that stuff.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

When is the last time you had actual ~~conversations with~~ friends?

I gave up on that a long time ago because as it turned out the answer to the modified question was never.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Basically never, like probably 3 times ever in my life. Most recently about 10 years ago I guess.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 1 points 17 hours ago

If you count spouses, about an hour ago. If not, the last time was on Sunday. We were talking about my friend’s journey to becoming a commercial pilot, and my other friend’s small business. This was in-between turns playing D&D.

[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 2 points 19 hours ago

If you count spouses, this morning, if not then sometime around 2000.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 4 points 23 hours ago

In the summer when we see each other more at least weekly.

In the winter it is a lot more hibernating and activities of daily living so less frequently.

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago
[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 22 hours ago

Its uhhh.... its been a few years

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 1 points 21 hours ago

Yesterday but my closest friend lives in my house lol. I'd be fucked without him around. The friend group I had basically imploded in my mid 30's.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

A few weeks ago. We talked about vegetarianism, how one of my friends is coping doing loooong shifts as a new doctor, being chronically ill, why the oats you buy in the store aren't any good, the education system, how our parents aren't doing so good, how we can help them, etc. And there were also shenanigans. So many shenanigans.