Some may show no apparent interest in their peers. However, this doesn’t usually mean that there is no desire for a friend, but just that an actual ‘peer’ (i.e. someone who has a similar outlook on life, shared interests and ways of communicating), hasn’t been identified.
‘I don’t care about other people’s interests. Most of what guys my age want to talk about is boring – drinking beer, cars, going out, picking up girls. My parents say to listen politely anyway, but I don’t see the point in pretending. It’s really hard to meet anyone who is like me and wants to talk about my stuff’.