gwenevyn wrote:
MaterialDefender wrote:
lost my few real friends after going to
college
I am too shy to go out on my own and find new friends.
ditto that
Same. Only reason I had
any friends in college was that people approached
me. That, and living in the dorm didn't give me any personal space, so it wasn't like I could just sit in my room and be left alone. People kept walking in and out of there and inevitably would talk to me.
I never got the whole "Go out and meet people!" bit. Go out, randomly start talking to someone? See if you get along? Just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe because I'd be confused (and have been) when others have done that to me.
Ragtime wrote:
I've found that getting my thoughts out in writing is much more natural for me than speaking. Seems to be the same with reading other people's posts, as well, as opposed to reading someone's body language.
I'll second that. One of the two friends I have in my hometown, seems like we fight frequently. Feels like he's on my case, trying to "fix" me or make me "better" a lot of the time.Some sort of disconnect in communication.