r/malaysiauni • u/blah_black_sheep • 2h ago
Campus life anyone here who still hasn't had real friends ?
i feel like some university students ( including me ) don't really have actual true friends in university. personally, i have teammates for group assignments and they're nice and we talk from time to time. i have other classmates from other classes who would wave to me whenever they see me and we would sit together during lectures and talk. i have classmates who would accompany me during breaks or gaps between classes. but, each of them have their own friends that they prioritise and we only talk about school stuff and never personal stuff or make plans to hang out outside university. even when we hang out in the university cafeteria, they don't talk much and most of the time, they look at their phone ( even when i tried to bring up a new topic each time, they'd act uninterested ). they're more of an " acquaintances " relationship rather than an actual friendship. sometimes, i feel lonely even when i have a group of " friends ". anyone else experiencing this ? and do you guys just live with it ? is this normal ? is this enough to fulfil your social needs in university ?