I don’t know how to fix this, but I’m tired of going to events and standing alone waiting for someone to talk to me.

I show up to meetups or conferences genuinely wanting to meet people…

But the moment I walk in, I freeze.

I stand there, looking around, pretending to check my phone, hoping someone will come talk to me first.

The worst part?
I know I’m not the only one doing this.

There are probably 10 other people feeling the exact same thing — wanting connection, but not wanting to seem creepy or interrupt someone.

But nobody knows who is actually open to talking.

So nothing happens.

How do you deal with this?

Does anyone else feel this every time they go to events?