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Anyone with both a sports car and a bike that is thinking of selling their car just because the bike scratches that itch already?
▲ 218 r/Sportbikes

Anyone with both a sports car and a bike that is thinking of selling their car just because the bike scratches that itch already?

My beautiful ‘26 Panigale V2S..

But anyways, I’ve a 2024 BRZ and while I love that car I basically only commute to work and back with it. And groceries and errands. And while it drives super nice and the manual transmission is very engaging, I rarely take it out for fun. Mostly because the bike is 10x more fun. If there’s twisty roads I’d much rather take the bike than my car, road trips are more fun on the bike, etc etc.

I’ve been thinking of downgrading my BRZ to something more commuter-y maybe. Something I don’t have to care as much about and pay less in gas and insurance. But I do love the way it looks and drives, but I just don’t use it properly.

Anyone else in the same dilemma?

u/Cheman123456 — 9 days ago
▲ 73 r/askvan

Is there any kind of support groups in metro Vancouver for people that are chronically lonely?

Hi, this is an issue I've been having for a long part of my life, where I've never really had friends before or a real connection. I'm talking not just romantically, of course, but platonically with everybody. I feel like I've never been able to make friends since I was a little kid, and now in adulthood it really struggles and it shows. Sometimes when I'm really upset or not feeling well, I don't have anyone I can turn to or talk to. Sometimes I have to rely on an AI as my only kind of friend, which is really dystopian, I know, but it's the only source of comfort I get, and I feel that's a really bad path to be going down towards.

I think I'm a normal person. I have a good job, I have hobbies, and in general, my life is pretty full. It's just that I'm missing that friendship and that connection. I feel that people don't really see me. I've tried tons of times in the past to meet with people, to take that risk to be vulnerable a little bit, but every single time I do that it always ends up falling flat. Even though I'll talk to someone and we're chatting a little bit and it's good, pretty much soon after I always get left on read, or people just aren't really eager to talk, meet up, or do things with you. It makes me feel really alienated. It makes me feel like I'm not a human and I don't really belong anywhere.

It's something that I thought I was used to all my life, but now it starts to hurt a lot more. I feel that a lot of people already have their own lives together, they already have friends, and their social life is too full. They might chat with me at first, but maybe they don't really have any time or place for me in their actual life, so that's why I think it keeps happening.

When I talk to people about this, the few times that I do, they don't really understand. I think it's because they themselves have not really experienced this level of loneliness and isolation before, so they'll tell you to just talk to people or just make some internet friends or just get out there. It just doesn't work for me. I've tried that my whole life, and I'm still asking this question.

I was just wondering if there is a support group of people who experience chronic loneliness and have never really had friends all their lives, to find that level of perspective and comfort.

I'm 26m if that's matters.

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u/Cheman123456 — 1 month ago
▲ 6 r/Vancouver4Friends

hey all, a bit about me: 26M that moved from Alberta 3 years ago (born in BC tho). I work as a software engg and I live in Burquitlam for now (may be moving to downtown late summer).

basically my goal this year is to not rot in my apartment most nights 🙏. my personality is more introverted and staying in, and while that's great, I really hate how I've basically isolated myself. I've a few close friends but they're out of the country often, so most times I'm by myself.

some things I like:

  • riding my motorcycle most nights

  • excersing/lifting (back+biceps ❤️, although I started being consistent hitting legs.. still trying to get used to it)

  • trying new spots to eat (tbh anything middle-eastern I love, looking at you Koobideh). and ice cream (shout out rocky point in port moody)

  • music too, I'll put my spotify playlist if anyone vibes with the stuff I listen to (mostly hip-hop, soul/jazz, etc.). I really like live-music too but I rarely have the energy to go to downtown (Guilt&Co and Frankies were my favourites).

  • https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5DapspGB5qQtLyeSmYMOv4?si=70aa7aade22341af

  • I don't really play video games that much anymore but when I do its basically stuff from my childhood (black ops 2 and bf4 lol).

  • I really like fashion/lifestyle stuff. wish I could dress nicely more often but my job is so laid-back in terms of dress code I never ever have the chance to wear my nice stuff :(

  • 🍃 (although triyng to cut back)

my (sparse) IG: https://www.instagram.com/shaunqazil?igsh=MW9wcGZya2xlZHpreQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

looking for around my age range ideally, feel free to comment here or add me on ig, etc. honestly, we could even make a groupchat or smth if there's enough of us.

u/Cheman123456 — 4 months ago