Agree^^^
Read all of the posts here on CCC about people having a difficult time connecting.
You are trying to force something that will come with time. True friends are worth the wait.
No, you are not weird or different. You are being human and all of the self-doubt you are experiencing now, is happening thousands of times across our country.
My dd had a really hard time initially making friends. She was very popular in high school.
Her roommates were “roommates”. They had nothing in common. Being that we are from a So Cal area town, they expected her to be “like a surfer, ya know?” She was miserable because she wasn’t a partier and didn’t have anything in common with a number of people. We were miserable as well. We take advantage of all of this alone time by studying and going to the tutors for the courses.
She finally made good friends when she:
- went to tutoring
- volunteered
- frequented the commuter student commons.
In the tutoring sessions, she met classmates and the GA. A number of her classmates were having difficulty meeting people. The result was her meeting a number of classmates in her major and getting a really good GPA.
In volunteering, she met like-minded students who believed in her causes.
In the commuter commons, she discovered a really good coffee shop and really kind classmates. People were willing to share tables, meals and conversations. There were a number of professors who got coffee there. She met connections for jobs there.
She graduated this June with a boatload of good friends. She never saw those first roommates after the first year.
You got this. You can do this!
PM me if you have any questions.