Question Posted Wednesday September 12 2007, 5:49 pm
i've been shy forever
but it's my sophomore year now
and i'm willing to do anything to make this year great
i've never had a real boyfriend, i want one
i want more friends, i wanna go out every weekend and have fun
i just want to enjoy my life, i'm content now but i want more out of life
i'm definitely no doubt about it going to join some clubs, MAYBE do a sport, if i find one i like and just be more outgoing around others.
unfortunately this year, i dont have lunch with my 2 best friends :[ and i sit with this girl im friends with and her friends. so it's good-im gonna try my best to become friends with them. except what do you do when they're sharing inside jokes and talking about stuff you totally have no clue about?? i just like sit there. i wanna show people i'm funny and talkative, cuz i really am. but it doesn't show. what do i do/say??? especially when stuff like that happens. thanks so muchh!
Additional info, added Wednesday September 12 2007, 5:52 pm: also-there's this kid in my math class who knows the girl i sit with at lunch. he's cute and possiblyy could be a future love interest.lol. well how can i like become friends with him?? i sit next to him in math, it's like
somekid him me somegirl
how do i make him like me? ahh i dunno. any advice would be nice. thanks again!. Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? skylalou_1 answered Thursday September 13 2007, 1:06 pm: Well..souds like your starting off pretty good and making really good steps toward making friends. You don't have to just throw yourself out there though just so people will like you.. Always remember to be yourself around others and you'll make better friends that way.. About the guy, you can't make him like you...again, just be yourself to him and if you he starts talking to you then that's a good thing and a good start. But, there is gonna be times where you have to start talking first and kinda just hang out with random people, well people that you would be interested in being friends with, and somebody's gonna take interest in you!!! trust me ... well hope I helped alittle lol..... 16/f * Skyla * [ skylalou_1's advice column | Ask skylalou_1 A Question ]
sugarplum07 answered Thursday September 13 2007, 8:50 am: You're already making the perfect steps toward making more friends by joining clubs and sports. One thing you might not have considered is getting a part-time job. That is a wonderful way to make new friends and you might even expand your group of friends to other schools if they happen to have the same job as you. Just a suggestion. =]
When those girls are talking about inside jokes, if you feel awkward, kind of join in sarcastically. I always do that at it makes people laugh. If they say something like "Omg! Remember that kid in bio?" Chime in and jokingly say "Yea me and him go way back" and then laugh. They will gradually start to include you if you chime in once in awhile. If they're rude about it, then they obviously aren't worth being friends with. Another thing you could do is ask everyone at the table if they'd like to go to the movies sometime.
Then, as for the kid in your math class, since you sit right next to him, it should be easy to strike up conversation. Ask him how he worked out a problem and then casually say "hey, don't you know that one girl i sit with at lunch" and TA DA! You start a conversation! Just be friendly with him from then on and say hi to him in the hallways and stuff. As long as you're nice to him and keep talking with him, things will grow from there.
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