We’ve all gone through phases of loneliness. For many, it passes. For others, finding lasting friendships seems like a talent we lack. One New York City dweller recently took to his TikTok to express just that. Airing out his feelings, he openly detailed his struggles with finding and keeping new friends.
The man, who hails from Brooklyn and goes by acknowledgemeee when he’s on TikTok, recently poured out his heart while on an evening walk. He not only claimed he was lonely, but stated he didn’t have friends. He also admitted that friendship was something he desperately wanted at this point in his life:
When you verbalize it, it sounds so pathetic. It sounds desperately, desperately sad. But for whatever reason, I just can’t make it happen.
Acknowledgemeee referred to his need for a friend as a state of emergency. He laughed as sirens blared down one of the neighboring streets, but he was far from joking. In a short burst of self-deprecation, he told viewers there were a lot of good reasons why he was failing at friendship.
“I have nothing to offer. I’m doing absolutely nothing with my life,” he noted. He then added that he brought nothing to the figurative table. Before he clicked the camera off, he referred to himself as an old, friendless loser. The clip, while refreshing, was sad.
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In a surprising twist of fate, the speech quickly gained online traction. Many viewers commented, leaving not only encouragement, but offers of their friendship.
Being this honest and vulnerable made me notice you like I haven’t noticed anyone on TikTok in a while, ever maybe, and I’ve seen hundreds of thousands of faces… I’d love to have a real friend.
This friendship proposal, and many more like it, poured into the comments section. Lots of viewers were impressed by acknowledgemeee’s openness, noting the rareness of men to be so honest with those types of feelings. Others also wanted friends, admitting that adulthood was hard on their relationships.
Even when people weren’t located in New York at all, they were open to long-distance friendship with this male in need. Some even suggested new places for the Brooklyn resident to meet people in New York City.
Let’s hope that his moment of honesty leads to true friendship, at last.
