I’ve (18 nb) moved around a lot and I’m finally in a place where I can settle down. I would love to put myself out there for potential relationships, but I have a hard time getting to know people. I live inconveniently far away from town, and trying online relationships or dating apps just doesn’t work for me. I tend to fall for my friends and only my friends, but all of the friends that I’ve liked either see me as the little sister friend or something else. I’m not sure, but that’s another story.
I have a hard time getting to know new people. I would love to, but my social skills aren’t the best because of how often I’ve had to move and restart in the past, with anxiety on top of that. I’m still working on it, but I think I might come across as unsettling, uptight, or disinterested because of that. Nobody has said anything outright, so I only have my experiences in attempting to read body language, emotions, how our friendship developed, etc.
I’m not in high school anymore, so I can’t meet people that way. My community doesn’t have very many options for getting to know more people outside of work unless I want to go to church (I really don’t), and again, I live inconveniently far from town because in-town cost of living is ridiculously expensive.
Any advice or kind words? idk. It’s just been on my mind for a while.