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So i really only have one friend. He is a good one. But the problem is he is so boring. I talked to him about going to raves or dance concerts or even metal concerts. But he doesnt. He is cheap to. never spends more then 20 dollers even if he got the money(he rarely does). He only wants to go to movies but im getting tired of nothing but that.
And with all school and work(school and work combined can be upward of 60 hours of work) i dont have time to make new friends.
So how can i convince my friend to stop being so cheap and boring?

Sounds like Jigby...
I liked Jigby...
Jigby isn't with us anymore...
Shame...

Maybe talk to him about movies?
Does he only like movies? See if you can get him into other stuff... like planes or pot-holing...
I'm not good at this advice thing sometimes...

I got friends like that and honestly just bring the party to them. Like find some local band (punk bands are great for this) and invite them and about 20 other people to their house.

Or just pay their way for a show then shove them into a mosh pit.

purplefood wrote:Sounds like Jigby...
I liked Jigby...
Jigby isn't with us anymore...
Shame...

Maybe talk to him about movies?
Does he only like movies? See if you can get him into other stuff... like planes or pot-holing...
I'm not good at this advice thing sometimes...

Funny thing, I got him into warhammer 40k, for a bit till he realised how much an army of mine would cost.
@Johnny-Crass: He like horrid pop music like taylor swift and gaga.
Seriously judas priest, JUDAS PRIEST, was playing litterally down my street and he didnt want to go becuase the tickets where 60 dollers. That would have been our only expense. No ride or anything just the tickets.

Get him to bring new friends to you.

In fairness Lady Gaga isn't that bad...

purplefood wrote:In fairness Lady Gaga isn't that bad...

Oh know she isnt, She is fun.

You can start a pit at a gagga show...

I think the worst thing about Gaga is if you ever come across any of her stuff from before she was Gaga, you realise the horrid truth - she can actually sing. As in full blown talent with a pleasant voice.

Buuuuuut, she does all this synthetic poppy crap, she took on an image to make money, which ok, that's all well and good we all like to be rich.

Then she became the image and is just a very bizzare individual now.

Ovion wrote:I think the worst thing about Gaga is if you ever come across any of her stuff from before she was Gaga, you realise the horrid truth - she can actually sing. As in full blown talent with a pleasant voice.

Buuuuuut, she does all this synthetic poppy crap, she took on an image to make money, which ok, that's all well and good we all like to be rich.

Then she became the image and is just a very bizzare individual now.

Be honest, if someone gave you the oporunity to wear a dress made out of meat would you? Be honest...
I know i'd at least try it on...

Johnny-Crass wrote:You can start a pit at a gagga show...

I wouldnt want to know where a pit in a lady gaga show would end up.
And i have met his other friends.
They are are like him. cheap and boring.

I would wear a meat dress just to throw parts of my clothes at PETA supporters. But my hatred for PETA is for another thread on another day

Maybe they are robots...
I'm fairly sure Jigby was a robot...

Dude I think they are robots. Back in my blackmetal days my and some friends bought tickets to a nickleback show went in full paint and started a sizable moshpit until we got thrown out. Well worth the $40 IMO

More like ultra-religious. Really ultra religious.

Does he have a computer?

League of Legends, TF2, Heck, Steam has a rather large handful of F2P games in it's selection

Tried all of that. I have tried to get him into WOW, Get hime to buy mass effect 2 for 2 dollors on steam. his reaction was "I dont need games for fun, All i need is my family"

How old are you?

Is he a Jehovah Witness? I knew one of them once and they really sound like that. Or maybe to a lesser degree staunch Mormons

Im 19 and so is he.
I mean i can understand he doesnt always have money and he doenst get a whole lot of help from his family. But i have tried getting him a job and he said he doesnt want to work in the afternoon.

A 19 year old male said he only needs his family to have fun?

There is something deeply wrong here.

Not ment to be rude here but this guy sounds like the biggest downer ever. Like god... He is lazy and boring? I would say get him a girl but that would not even work. I dunno

Honestly, it sounds like he's going to need to grow up and get a job (The filthy hippy!)

If he just isn't going to do anything, then I don't think there's much you can do for him :/

Jugby wasn't religious...
Jigby was a robot... a robot that worked in a bar...

Slarg232 wrote:Honestly, it sounds like he's going to need to grow up and get a job (The filthy hippy!)

If he just isn't going to do anything, then I don't think there's much you can do for him :/

He does, but he is lucky if he works on day a month(granted its a hundred dollor day) cutting down trees so he isnt lazy, just boring.
Im trying to help him but he doesnt want help.

hotsauceman1 wrote:
Im trying to help him but he doesnt want help.

Then STOP.

Jigby didn't want help...

Samus_aran115 wrote:Jigby didn't want help...

Who's Jigby...I feel like this is a joke.

Stormrider wrote:

hotsauceman1 wrote:
Im trying to help him but he doesnt want help.

Then STOP.

This is the best advice in the whole thread.

Stormrider wrote:

hotsauceman1 wrote:
Im trying to help him but he doesnt want help.

Then STOP.

Yeah, unfortunately, if he doesn't want help, there is nothing you can do for him. Just hope that he eventually realizes how boring he is, and start doing stuff.