Im 19 y.o. and at university. While I talk to lots of people and have two friend groups, one i hang out with regularly, i really feel like Im missing a lot of the “collage kid experiences” and closeness other people seem to have with their friend groups.
My friends go to other people’s houses, have sleepovers get drunk etc. go to trips or clubs with their groups, and they also seem to have generally very close bonds with them and spend a lot of time with each other.
Im not really a loner(although i used to be for a long time) and while i do have trouble socialising, i can talk to people just fine a good chunk of the time. But i have a lot of trouble connecting with them. I just seem to lack some key experiences that all other people my age seem to have. Like some sort of barrier i cant get quite through. Maybe a lack of understanding others and a bit of a lack of initiative on my part.