I want to have a social life but...?
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Say 'hello' to atleast 5 new people everyday, if conversation arises.. go with the flow.\n\nDon't be afraid to associate with new people that you aren't familiar or comfortable with, they probably feel the same way.\n\nif we never said hello to anyone new.. or met anyone for ourselves.. all our aquaintences would just be linked through other people.\n\nwhat fun is that?\n\nGo out there and meet somebody!
569312
get involved in groups or activities that you are passionate about.  That way you'll be around and meet people that share similar interest.  You won't meet people just sitting at you home.  get out and get somewhere!
693818
Why are you being anti-social? Try to go out more where other people are around.
105389
Be yourself! {Please dont lie} Good grief! Think of someting funny to talk about! I dont know _Maybe you need new friends dude! Relax , be that person down deep just wanting to get out ! You have your entire life ahead of you ! Slow Down! BE real! RELAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
68043
Don't try to please everybody.  You can't.  Find a small group that shares your interests.  Start there.  Your friendships will grow.\n\n\nMany shallow friendships cannot equal a few deep ones.
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You can meet people in school, activities/functions, parties, courses, church.etc.\n\nGood luck\n\nJoyce
719870
You break a introvert with a 2x4!!  Come on! if you dont being around people (or dislike people all together), then why are you so compelled to fall in line with peole that are not like you?  Your confidence has little to do with you wanting to mingle. Trust me, had I a real choice in the matter, I would live so  far in the wilderness that it would take a plane to get to work every day if I had the choice, but its my JOB to interact with people. when the day is done, i want to be left the f... alone!! Take up a hobby that you can do alone yet meet others, like fishing, biking or mountian climbing. \nJoin a Sci fi fan club or RPG group or something. And if you do, make sure its OFFLINE! Stop hiding behind your monitors screen, that'll help a great deal.\n\n There has to be a row of coming of age movies made over the past 50 years that cover the topic of some geeky kid doing all he or she can to mingle with the "in" crowd... rent, look and learn.Dont quit being who you are for the sake of being a part of the crowd.
943174
It really is difficult, you have to be in the right place at the right time, and if you are not, tough.  You can start by dong activities and enjoying them with or without friends, and then someone may pop up.  How about drama church or sport?
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stop playing on here and go out and meet some people!!!!! good lord, seem obvious. \n\ndon't forget to brush your teeth and wear deoderant........
219223
Just be yourself. Get out there and mingle. Go out with a buddy and have them help you meet new people.
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No, just find the club that has your peer group.  You are 34, so acting like a little twink would be a bit ridiculous.\n\nI say do what you like to do.  Enjoy the people around you and be honest about yourself.  If you are happy people will gravitate towards you.\n\nGood luck mate
1008859
go out meet new people get a life and live. it..
533049
Dont change any thing about your self, Fake people are the worst. Are you in School? If so things get dif. when you get out of it. Just try and keep the friends you got, and get involved in activites (not in school ones).
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find some new friends.\n\n:)
639251
You can take everybody else's advice and visit the Chat Rooms, get a free MySpace account, there's also Hi5 and some other forum called Friendster, so those are all places where you can meet people Online and possibly make friends along the way, but believe me I find it hard myself to keep up with whom I have on my lists, so take that as a warning, but if you're a good, fast typist then you'll have tons of fun chatting with more than one person at a time.
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Go to some of the parties.  Join clubs.  Get professional help if you need it.  Do whatever it takes to get over your crippling shyness and be a little more social.  Volunteering is a nice way to meet people and it also improves your personality and confidence.
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Clubs and churches are great for meeting people - reading groups (where they read and discuss a particular book) or volunteer work.  The problem looks to me like you don't have a lot of time, between work, night school and homework.  \n\nMy best advice to you is to visualize what you want.  Meditate or just sit quietly for 5 or 10 mins at a time picturing how you want your life to be.  Maybe you would love to get involved with a sewing circle on satuday afternoons - or maybe you want to find a salsa dancing buddy for wednesday nights.  Decide where you have time for socializing and how you best want to spend it - visualize it, see it in your mind as if it has already happened.  Then see yourself happy and smiling in this scene.  After a week or so, you should see something happening - a chance meeting of an old friend or a co worker needs another for a blind date or something.  Only you can make it happen!\n\nPeace!