You are probably swamped with comments already, so you probably won't read this. But I think one of the issues that I had with making friends was the feeling th

You are probably swamped with comments already, so you probably won't read this. But I think one of the issues that I had with making friends was the feeling that nearly everyone I was talking to and trying to make friends with seemed to be doing better with it than me (ex: the acquaintances I made in my classes having too many friends already, so they don't want to hang). I think a part of that is due to the average person you talk to and try to make friends with has a lot more friends than the average person. I think it's kind of like how the average YouTube video you watch has a lot more views than the average YouTube video. People with more friends hang out more and are more social, they meet more people, and they meet more people who want to be friends with them. Factors like that might cause you to feel less confident about how you're doing with making friends and socializing, and which cause you to want to try less and put yourself out there less. If you're trying (and thinking how I was thinking back then), you're probably doing better than you think. The most important factor in becoming popular is luck.