I sorta don't go anywhere else to socialize so the gym is pretty much the only place I ever talk interact with other people. I've been going for a couple months to the same place and have been seeing the same faces like almost everyday, but no one acknowledges me or anything? I try to smile and glance towards people I usually see but they don't really give me a glance back. No one's ever talked to me at the gym besides the receptionist's welcomes and byes. :/
There have been coworkers I used to work with at my last job at the gym at times I go, but they don't acknowledge either?
I don't usually go out of my way to compliment someone because I heard people wearing earbuds / headphones don't like talking (which is like everyone i swear!). I only ever put one ear bud in, which I think would help with appearing open.
Is there anything else I can try to make friends at the gym, or should I stop trying to make friends there?