Do you have a single friend? Virtually any meaningful relationship (platonic or not) that I've had happened through meeting people via mutual friends.

I recommend listening to this song in its entirety and paying attention to the lyrics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06qXE-yrm5w

>>29752604
I have a few friends but almost all of them have moved on without me. Ive basically let myself socially atrophied, I can barely even interact with people.

>>29752575
>im gonna change once I turn 18, ill work out and meet people, and finally get my shit together
fuck,are you me?also 23 too,the feel is real

>>29752575
i'm 27 and basically still in the same hopeless state you are in, and have been this way since forever. only difference is I have a job now. my life is empty though, all i do is work and waste my life on the internet, feel utterly incapable of meeting people. I know if I don't make connections soon I will probably go insane. humans require meaningful social interaction, unfortunately.

>>29753267
For your sake I hope not

>>29753465
Thays what scares me, 5 years like that, gone.

>>29753465
How did you get a job?
I couldnt even get a cleaning a job because they wanted a year of experience.

>be friendless, socially autistic, and a KHV with slight speech impediment due to being practically mute for all of my schooling
>also pretty ugly and a little overweight
>tfw i promised myself to change at 18 and get into prestigious university
>get rejected twice, which fuels me to work harder (after crying like a bitch and hating myself for being a failure)
>watch what i eat and lose the 20 lbs i hated over time (combination of "failures don't deserve food" and "it's for my own good" mentality)
>learn how to groom myself in a presentable manner
>gave up my animes and video games and force myself to enjoy mainstream normie shit
>eventually look like a normie but still a robot inside

>finally get into university of my dreams at 20
>push myself to be more social, even though there was a ton of embarrassing/autistic moments
>speech impediment at least lessened
>somehow i still made a couple of friends
>get my first relationship at 21; no longer KHV
>for a while, things seemed perfect and i was at the top of my game
>UNTIL
>s/o turns out to be abusive and manipulative and bully the fuck out of me; also cheated on me
>spiral downwards, become reclusive again and lose my "friends"

>focus on studies because that's all that really matters right?
>someone sabotages my information (most likely crazy ex) so on our industry day, the visiting companies couldn't find my booth
>at least my business cards were all taken... unless someone trashed those too
>still got a lot of interviews, but no one hired me

>eventually find a new partner who isn't a piece of shit at 23y/o
>slowly climbing back up, started working out as well
>still friendless and jobless but with better social skills and confidence
>also my current partner is very supportive and kind of clingy so i don't feel lonely

i'm 24 and out of school now. looking for a job at least and hope to make friends at work.

>>29752575
>I changed
>Yelled by dad I'm still the same piece of shit I always was and will ever be
>Realize they are toxic and i never deserved the abuse
>Had to cut contact with them
>Now .mourning not the loss of mi family but the relationship with them they never allowed me to have

>>29755131
This is how I predict the rest of my life to play out.

>>29752575
stop feeling sorry for yourself and start doing what you want to be doing. it doesn't matter if you're 23, do what you need to do to be a better you. do you know what'll happen if you don't start now? you'll be 27 in no time and in the same fucking position.

you can do this.

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>>29752575
18 year old here. I am telling myself the same thing but for when I go to college. I think I will actually get better though. I can do anything I put my mind to as long as I have the motivation. It's not too late lad