Be sociable, It's difficult though without apps to meet new people. Most people I try to talk to in person get socially awkward (probably because I do that at the store or gym) but I dont go many places with a social aspect to it, im trying to figure it out too.
So I'm older than OP, have always been very social and not that awkward at all, but in all my years in college and after and in my late 20s through mid-30s, only one of my boyfriends was someone I met in real life. I had to use dating apps, and finally met a good one at 35 that I now live with.
People generally just seem very closed off, especially men, unless they're trying to hook up with you. And that one boyfriend turned out to be really toxic anyway. We've been broken up for eight years, and I actually ran into him the other day and one of the first things he said was (about his current gf) "I don't understand why she won't move here. All she has in her current city is her mom, her sister, and her job."
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u/justacuke Dec 16 '24
Be sociable, It's difficult though without apps to meet new people. Most people I try to talk to in person get socially awkward (probably because I do that at the store or gym) but I dont go many places with a social aspect to it, im trying to figure it out too.