I’ve been out of state for two years, and now I’m back home. All I really have is my high school friends and a few work friends. So I decided to move into a college based complex, as a way to meet more people, and I got set up with random girls, who by the way are very sweet and nice, but they are already friends before me so I find myself having a difficult time connecting with them, since they talk about the same friends or whatever, and have a strong bond. I’ve tried putting myself out there and go down whenever I hear them talking, but right now I feel like our conversations don’t have an easy flow to them, I’m a very outgoing person and can normally talk to about anyone, so I don’t understand why it’s been difficult for me. Also, they never go out of their way to come to me, so I almost feel awkward doing all the work.
Any advice on what to do?
All you really have is friends, right? Give it time. Friends don’t happen in a few days or a week. It can take months. Just relax and it will come.
My daughter, who is very outgoing, said to me this week that she forgot how difficult and awkward it can be making friends from scratch. As stated above, it takes time.
yeah, I shouldn’t expect instant connection haha I guess I’m just eager
Patience! It takes time. Making friends is hard but it’s still very early in the year.