Hi, I’m a woman in my mid twenties. Growing up I’ve only hung out with guys, because I’ve had difficulties expressing my emotions, vulnerabilities and sharing about me in general, I clicked with boys more.
After college I’m glad to say most of my friends are women, I’m learning to acknowledge my emotions and share more about myself.
Some things I want to work on is building 1 on 1 connections. I’d say when I’m looking to make friends, I don’t mind initiating. I’m not the biggest texter so usually only text to make plans. I’ll send events I want to go to together or the occasional TikTok. I’ve noticed though, that often times if I don’t initiate, the connection dies off. I want friends where we can FaceTime about random things, or just stay on FaceTime for fun. Friends who get each other little gifts “just because”, texts of things that reminded them of me or follow-up’s from our last conversation.
What are some ways I can better establish a relationship like that? Are those relationships common?