First time posting on this sub and it’s very likely this question has been answered a million times but I guess there’s different advice depending on what person you are so bit of context.
I genuinely don’t know how to make friends. I’ve had a close friend group since preschool so I pretty much don’t really remember how we became friends. I’m really happy to have them in my life but I still think it’s valuable to know other people plus none of them are going to my same uni.
This was my mindset going into university but actually one person invited me to have lunch with their group after seeing me alone in the introductory assembly. I’ve been with said people all through first semester and they are cool but the group kinda split near the end. Also the half with which I feel more comfortable with are clearly closer between each other and I’m the “outlier”
I’m scared we could drift apart next semester and I also want to improve my social skills since I’m a bit insecure and VERY self conscious around new people. Sorry for the long text and thank you in advance for any help.