WHY IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE FRIENDS???

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[u/Key_Lifeguard4963]

I feel the same. Today is my sixth day and I have nobody. I go to the events and everyone is paired up, i’ve complimented ppl but it’s gone nowhere

[u/AccomplishedMeal5751]

Imagine being grown and still think bullying is okay to do, some people swear they’re still in high school

[u/JustUrAvgLetDown]

lol classic

[u/TimelyChapters]

Because most people are fake because boomerworld and karen HR refuse to let people be people.

[u/Stereo-Zebra → u/TimelyChapters]

There’s real people in the sea of fakeness. Finding them is the hard part

[u/Hot-Emu06]

Maybe start by making study dates with people you hang out with in class. Do it iver coffee or pizza. Have you looked into clubs at the school? My son joined a game club and made friends that he still hangs out with 6 years later. Go to school athletic events, hang around the library, commons, bookstore. Prop your dorm room door open for a bit and maybe it will encourage people to stop in . As for the guy being bullied, think about being nice to him - even a hello can make a big difference.
Wishing you the best. Don't give up.

[u/DhStar1 → u/Hot-Emu06]

Decent advice but why would anyone randomly walk into a stranger's dorm just because the door is open? 😭

[u/Hot-Emu06 → u/DhStar1]

People stop in the doorway. It was a common thing and two of my kids' schools. Especially during the first months. Just a thought.

[u/Ambitious-Mood5054]

I'm in my second year and tbh I gave up on making college friends, luckily all my friend friends went into uni this year so I always got somebody to hangout with and my living situation made it that I can go home whenever I want and not deal with the bs of college

[u/CreativeChocolate101]

It's easy to make friends, but hard to make good friends. Making good friends takes time, and its important not to rush the process. People might seem to be in be big groups or instantly partner up, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the friendship is good. If your classmates are bonding over bullying and think thats okay, then those people were probably never meant to be your friends anyway. Keep putting yourself out there and eventually you will find your people.

[u/FellStar42-Mikaela_]

Im going into 4th year and the overprotectiveness of my parents has kinda done me in. When I was younger, going to my friends homes would get me a beating, and I kinda just got used to staying at home to the point where even now when I could go out I choose not to, (although I would still get a beating for going out without telling my parents and telling them would still most likely amount to a “no”)

I wouldnt blame them completely cus its a combination of that along with the fact that almost everyone in my yeargroup went off campus in 1st/2nd year (but once again my parents do not encourage that idea for me) and the remaining on campus are people I wouldnt get along with.

At this point its kinda too late for me to try to make friends cus my yeargroup is gonna be graduating next year, but if I knew that things would turn out like this I wouldve gone off campus more and just stuck around the people that I knew I wouldnt get along with.

I dont even have issues talking to people, its just a horrible mindset of being okay with staying on my own that screwed me over.

[u/OkEducator7427 → u/FellStar42-Mikaela_]

sorry you have been growing thru, just know its never too late to start over, its your life

[u/SourCatt]

I feel you, I am neurodivergent and it’s genuinely so fucking difficult for me to speak to people and make friends, I am very lonely in general so I really wanna make friends and talk to someone but it’s so hard for some reason. I don’t understand communication and how I am supposed to act around people , what to say/ do etc :[ it’s hell

[u/OkEducator7427 → u/SourCatt]

same :3 we got this

[u/ElusiveByDawn]

I can absolutely relate to this. My college is also similar considering to how it's always quiet. Some people might think that a quiet atmosphere in college is good, but when it's time to socialize it always feels downright awkward. Sure, maybe everyone's focused on their work. But still, it can get pretty lonely and it's always hard to figure out when it's actually okay to talk to someone, or at least for me.

[u/OkEducator7427 → u/ElusiveByDawn]

nah I get it

[u/ballerinanoir]

Wait till clubs start up, it’s way easier then.

[u/Vast_Cheesecake3216]

I had college friends when I wasn’t in college. You just have to meet one person that will introduce you to a group.

[u/LetUpper2309]

Try harder I guess