The thing that sucks is you can never get better until you do it and practice talking. If you hate small talk about work and your pet and the weather, find some common topics like what streamer/games/tv shows you both like. The good thing is I guarantee there are other people who feel just as out of place as you do and would enjoy your company.
Once you find someone you enjoy talking to in one setting, like a "gym friend," ("gym friend" meaning you both start conversations when you see each other at the gym) you can ask them to go do something else. Maybe they will want to go, and you can ask for their number to schedule a time, or maybe they are more comfortable just being friends at the gym, in which case they might say they are too busy and will not offer any better days to reschedule on.
And there's nothing wrong with having one gym friend who is different than your two FR friends who is different than your work friend. Even a best friend in the world will have some different interests than you, so you might be glad to still have your gym friend later on.
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Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2025-10-30 04:55 am (UTC)(link)you both like. The good thing is I guarantee there are other people who feel just as out of place as you do and would enjoy your company.
Once you find someone you enjoy talking to in one setting, like a "gym friend," ("gym friend" meaning you both start conversations when you see each other at the gym) you can ask them to go do something else. Maybe they will want to go, and you can ask for their number to schedule a time, or maybe they are more comfortable just being friends at the gym, in which case they might say they are too busy and will not offer any better days to reschedule on.
And there's nothing wrong with having one gym friend who is different than your two FR friends who is different than your work friend. Even a best friend in the world will have some different interests than you, so you might be glad to still have your gym friend later on.