> But 18 years of human interaction and I'm still missing out on social skills apparently. It's like everyone else has a degree in all these unwritten rules tha

> But 18 years of human interaction and I'm still missing out on social skills apparently. It's like everyone else has a degree in all these unwritten rules that I'm just supposed to know. It's very hard to answer your question due to a lack of context. Maybe, you just need more practice. I also wasn't very good at social interactions but got a lot better once I was a cab driver for a few years during my studies. But maybe your brain is relatively better at other things than social interactions. For example, it is known that people who score high on the autism spectrum have trouble reading emotions. You are probably the best person to judge which of these suggestions is more likely or whether something else causes you missing out on social skills. If you find that missing out on social interactions have a negative impact on your life and you don't think that you can fix it yourself, then consider talking to a therapist.