I used to make long term friends fairly easily and then BANG covid happened and it's like I forgot how to socialize. My old friend group dissolved and I haven't been able to get a new one.
Im okay looking skinny guy at university but it's like i am invisible lol. I meet someone we talk then they go to talk to someone else never returning. It feels like if you arent connected to someone already in a friend group you are just an outsider everywhere.
I met and talked to 2 people but after a while it got kind of tiring having to be the one to always text first or be the one to go and greet them so I just stopped talking to them all together and we never spoke again lol.
Im not the most talkative person, I only really speak when spoken to and I don't jump into others conversation unprompted (I do partake in events and stuff). Is this the issue? Do I need to be more of frat guy and speak even if I add nothing to the convo just to be seen and make my voice heard?
Are there some techniques or tricks to make people want to remember you and want to keep a conversation alive ? I don't mind being alone to be honest but it would help if I relearned how to make friends for the future bc you can't do everything alone.