Hi! Does anyone else face this challenge at social gatherings where you try and meet new people but they just end up spending all their time with the popular, interesting people and then you just sorta end up being all lonely again?
For example, I went to an orientation thingy, went in with a positive mindset and told myself I’d ‘put myself out there’. I started off well, getting to know everyone but then over the next couple of weeks once everyone got settled down, these friend groups had all formed, and I wasn’t really part of any of them. I don’t think there is anything particularly off-putting about me – I’m polite and try my best to make conversation. After that, I just gave up and went back to my usual non-talkative self. This happens quite often to me.
Does anyone have any thoughts on where I might be going wrong?