I used to be like you (well, maybe except girls, never had problems with them) till the age of 24. Now, at the age of 28, I live pretty active social life and e

I used to be like you (well, maybe except girls, never had problems with them) till the age of 24. Now, at the age of 28, I live pretty active social life and even managed to find few really close friends. The hardest part is the start, to meet these few key people that will get you going -- the rest is a snowball effect. That's no brainer of course, how is the important part. What I have done was making a simple rule to myself: "don't spend weekends at home!". I just kept going anywhere: concerts, exhibitions, events, bars.. basically where people are socializing. Try to overcome your fears and start some small talk: "did it start?", "how much is a ticket?", "what's worth seeing here?" etc. get some confidence in yourself first. After you can comfortably (more or less) ask random person a simple question, try to initiate a little chat. Being smart and intelligent really helps as people generally like chatting and discussing with such person, so you should be fine. There's always a small chance, while chatting with other people, that you will find something in common, something that might extend your acquaintance.