Ok, here's the best advice I can give you two. Don't ask people to hang out unsolicited, it's weird. If someone did that to you, you'd be weirded out/confused (possibly happy) by it.
Start by engaging in just office/school/extracurricular/hobbies/something nearby (a picture/statue) /a relevant situation (about a prof) chit chat.
Do this frequently for a week to two weeks with more and more people. Eventually it will become second nature. Occasionally, if some of these conversations lead to having a deeper conversation or having a really good laugh, you can totally ask them to go hang out.
If you've laid a successful foundation, then they'll either refuse & reschedule or hangout.
Regardless, who gives a shit if someone calls you weird for initiating a conversation. Only prudes think that shit is weird. Fuck I hate being this supportive on this Indonesian camel trading board.
Isaac Russell
>be me 30+ anondad >take son to sleep >son ask me to tell him some cool story about my youth >uncontrolable tears flow and tell him "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry" This happened to me some weeks ago.
Don't waste your lifes young dudes, don't make the same mistake I've done
Dominic Smith
Grass is always greener bro. I spent my youth partying and living like there was no tomorrow. Now I wish I had gone to college and gotten a good job and started a family instead. Maybe you never fingered a girl in a room full of people, but at least you've never had to go to rehab either.
Nathaniel Ross
Your new views on quiet people are correct. Very few people actually enjoy being avoided and stick to themselves because they're intensely afraid of having their fears validated once they get shut down.
Also, as someone on multiple depression and anti-anxiety medications, including Xanax, they only help calm the bad feelings, they don't change your bad habits. They won't make it any easier to engage people.
Juan Rodriguez
Makes it easier to pick up random bar sluts though. Unless you take too much and turn into a drooling nincompoop. That's the extent of my experience with them.
I'll admit I'm not the guy to be giving anyone advice about this.
Logan Flores
>Hi, welcome to planet ballroom! Would you like to sign up? >Yes, please. >Great! Where is your partner? >I-I don't have one... >Why are you even signing up for a dance class?
Nathaniel Turner
last bump help brehs
Ethan Flores
7 is literally the easiest thing on the list. You run into people all the time. You just acknowledge them if you make eye contact. A smile, a "hey" or "hi", etc. Simple. If you go into some kind of store, you're going to approach the a cashier (don't do self checkout, numbnuts), and smile and say Hi when you get there.
3 is also easy. You just go DO something. Go to the park, watch the wildlife, go to a zoo, local fairgrounds, etc. Some kind of event that isn't fedoraworthy (skip out on the ren faire, larp, etc).
4 is simple. You just look up instead of down and don't stare at people. Just see what other people are doing. Done.
6. While seeing what other people are doing (note that I said "seeing" and not "watching" because watching is creepy), you may see something that interests you. Check your local community paper or city hall, parks and rec, etc for free events to go to or volunteer opportunities. Volunteering is good, you'll run into more outgoing people that are less judgy. Again, you aren't TRYING to make friends, you're just trying to talk to people and change your mindset. Making friends will come naturally when you find the right people.
Austin Davis
thanks
Josiah Diaz
>sex >with a woman It's like you don't even care about your gains, brah.
