Home/Social & Belonging/Social exhaustion/ThoughtMy colleagues spend every lunch break talking about who they’re sleeping with or people they see on the street. They get so worked up about it.social exhaustionopinion hidingpersonality maskingShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooYou know that feeling when you're sitting in a glass-walled office in some soul-sucking office park, eating a sad salad while the other architects talk about who they're trying to fuck? …workplace pretenseI sit at the breakroom table with the senior partners, guys who have been in this game for thirty years, listening to them talk about the women they see on the street or the wives they go home to. …workplace pretenseI just don't get why all my friends are always talking about crushes or hookups – I like hanging out, the smart talk, but that other stuff? …orientation questioningOkay so like, everyone at work is always talking about, you know, dates and stuff, and I’m just sitting there like, am I the ONLY one who’s never felt that… PULL… for anyone, ever? …orientation questioningRelated ThemesComparison spiralsFeeling Invisible With AgeFriendship fakenessLoneliness in crowdsLosing Friends to Time