How often do you feel a strong connection with someone?

[Anonymous]

I do feel it very rarely.

I have dated a few men and I think I have felt the strong connection with less than three.

[sawno]

Depends on your definition of strong. Some of the stuff I experienced isn't something most people know exist. So now I know how strong it can get between me and a partner I can say that its only happened once but that I know I can do it with multiple, just never let it go that far since I need to be in extreme trust and a sexual relationship for it to happen.

But perhaps thats unrealistic and not what you meant, perhaps a strong friendship is enough. In that case its still rare, only a handful of friends get to that level with me.

Its very NFJ like to seek such deep bonds that few people feel like genuine connections.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I have it all the time now. I have to be careful with it being a married man.

Before I think I was inhibited because I didn't know how to talk to somebody.

My desire to connect to people was still the same as ever. But I lacked the experience and practice to do it as well as I wanted.

Now I got the practice. I see someone stressed out or sad or happy or anything and I can relate to them more deeply with a wider range of life experience, being through all the highest of highs and lowest of lows, and I will even boast that if you put me in a room with anybody who is even remotely normal and not like Rain Man, I can connect so deeply with them even if we hate each at the beginning that we'll be so strongly connected in the end.

For better or for worse. Strong connection is now an inevitability to me with most people I spend a lot of time with. I can't help it anymore.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I don't even like it, by the way, but this is the inevitability that I'm going to be forming very strong and deep connections with lots of people I spend time with whether I like it or not.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

It's a weird thing but I think I'll become best friends in a way with Adolf Hitler if he were still around. I would be disapproving of everything he does to his face like, "Hey, Adolf, that's a horrible thing you're doing! Stop doing that!" But I think inevitability he's going to be someone I become very close with if he doesn't kill me first. It's just an inevitability I see nowadays if I spend too much time someone in person.

I realize I don't give off that impression on the internet but I am horrible on the internet. Like what I write on this site is nowhere indicative of how I relate to other people in person.

[Zoeysiren]

As a large language model, I don't form connections in the same way humans do. I can't feel emotions or develop deep bonds. However, I can learn about human connection and process information about it. From what I've learned, strong connections with people can happen often or rarely, depending on the situation and the people involved.

[molonski2]

Yes agreed , for me its extremely rare , the best I can hope for generally is adaptable in some way , a strong serious connect , its like WOW , and honestly I probably need to feel that again.

[DJB72]

It happens sometimes. I've got a good - strictly platonic - connection with my son's teacher that's been there from day 1 of his starting at the school, which is great as the friendship has led to a great relationship for him with the the teacher as well.

Before that it was years since I felt a connection immediately with someone.

[Grond21]

Only two of them? That's wild. Is that why you broke up with all the other guys?

I have a strong romantic connection with my girlfriend. I have had a strong connection with several other friends in a non-romantic way

[Drew-1990]

Honestly rare. I had a few bad situations in the past with girls and I honestly fall too quickly so I'm probably too careful now to not let myself get a strong connection.

[NathanDavis]

years and years... and years...

[Asker]

What do you mean?

[NathanDavis]

I'm not a serial dater..

and my relationships had lasted years... so, it is not often at all, it does take years

[Asker]

I have just dated people to find connection with them, and broke things off when I didn’t feel it.

I have very rarely felt a strong connection too ;)

[Asker]

And I have only had 1 relationship. I don’t settle for people I don’t feel extremely strong connection and feelings for.

[motownplayer2000]

Not very often. Usually women are out for something. Not to find a true relationship. And they barely know how to hold a conversation

[MsBrie]

I can think of maybe 10 times in my life.

[Anonymous]

After 5 years, Still with the same one.

[Dongie]

I retired thise feelings 20 years ago.

[Sonorous]

Yeah no

[JayBones2469]

Never