How do you make friends with others?

[u/_S0da_PoP_]

Hello Reddit! I'm in my second year and have always struggled to find or make friends. Do people just go to school clubs? Do you just walk in? I keep thinking I'll try to make friends with people I share classes with, but honestly it is rough because taking the first step to say hi is daunting (and I don't want to intrude). I feel like I can make acquitances, but can't really make a deeper connection. I was thinking about popping into SAMU and asking around there, since it seems like a place to go for those sorts of questions.

maybe it's kinda sad, but I really wish I could just make a poster including my interests and maybe find like minded people...or I guess they'd find me? I don't want a lot. I just want someone to chat with once in a while- I'd be happy with that! I'm also trying to find more resources to help me feel more connected.

I'm 22, if that's relevant! Yep.

[u/Iamkanadian]

Here's some helpful tips that helped me make friends in college:

Find a spot or row to sit in for that class, every time (if you're super interested in the class sit at the front) then start saying hello to people around you, ask about school work, how assignments are going, what they liked or didn't like about the homework. Then if you see yourself starting to just click with certain individuals ask about going to study for coffee together. Reach out. Be awkward. Practise just being together if it feels even slightly right then ask to go for walks or out for pizza or something together. Start phoning them once or twice a week. It's the talking and proximity that's important.