history:  Before I met my girlfriend and friends I was very alone, that was not a fun time Before I met my girlfriend and friends I was very alone_comma_ that was not a fun time
current: Glad to hear your life took a turn. It's always weird, and even sometimes funny, to look back on your life to see where you came from, and how different and sometimes worse things were
next: That is for sure, it was not in a great place, but with some hard work, you can always improve