I’m 20 right now and honestly feel like I don’t have my life figured out yet. I don’t really have any close friends, and it’s starting to worry me. It feels like everyone else has friend groups to hang out with during the summer, celebrate birthdays with, travel with, etc., while most of the time it’s just me and my parents.
I really want to change my life this summer. I don’t have hometown friends, so I feel like I’m starting from zero socially. My long-term goals are to build a stable life, be financially secure, and eventually get married after college, but right now I feel behind socially and emotionally.
For people who were in a similar situation in their early 20s — how did you make friends and improve your life? What can I realistically do this summer to transform myself socially and mentally?