YOGYAKARTA - Some people may feel comfortable being in a solid and intimate friendship group. However, there are also types of people who are not fixated on just one circle. They can move flexiblely from one group to another. This figure is often referred to as a floater friend or a friend of a social circle. They don't have no friends, but the relationships that are woven tend to spread and are not too deep in one place only. Here are some of the characters of people who easily enter many social circles.
Floater friend has an extraordinary ability to read social situations. They quickly capture group dynamics and can adapt to different styles of communication. This makes them comfortable to talk to anyone, be it old friends, new acquaintances, even groups they have never met before.
The skills of people who easily enter various social circles make them very flexible and often connect between friendship circles. However, this adaptation sometimes makes them store a different version of themselves depending on who they are hanging out with.
Many know them, but not many are really close. Floaters friends are often not included in the core circle or solid friendship that has a shared hangout routine. They may appear on many social events, but are not part of personal plans. This condition can make them feel lonely in the midst of crowds. Their connection is broad, but not always deep.
Because of its flexible and open nature, people who easily make friends with anyone are often considered fun and easy to approach. But on the other hand, they sometimes find it difficult to "capture" emotionally because the relationship that is woven is limited to the surface. Some people may find it difficult to build closeness that is consistent with this type. People with this character are only used to spreading their social energy in many directions.
One of the advantages of not being too attached to one circle is the smallness of being dragged into a friendship conflict. Floaters friends, citing Women's Health, Monday, July 28, tend to keep a healthy distance and not be involved in dramas between group members. This makes them appear neutral and liked by many parties. Unfortunately, this neutral position sometimes makes them forgotten when important decisions or special planning are made.
Floaters are generally comfortable with their own social space. They don't depend on one person or one group to feel valid. Even when they are not invited to gather, they can still enjoy their own time or find a new environment. However, in some situations, they can feel 'forgett' because they don't have a figure or group that consistently prioritizes them.
Despite being socially active, many floaters secretly feel alone. Relationships that spread to many places make it difficult for them to find someone to talk to in-depth when dealing with personal problems. The absence of a "social return" can create a sense of emptyness even though they seem to be busy externally. Therefore, it is important for them to slowly build a more quality connection, even if with only one or two people.
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Being someone who is easily close to many social circles is not something wrong. As long as you can maintain boundaries, keep a healthy friendship connection, and realize your personal emotional needs, being a floater can actually provide satisfying social freedom.
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