That's awesome! I've always wished I could meet at least one other person who had so much in common with me (I only have one friend like that, everyone else is just "someone I know"), but at the same time, I think that might be one of my own problems. Why do I think that we can only be friends if we have everything in common; I should try and associate with others because we share common interests and not see them as a limiting factor.

I think your experience shows that in many cases, the people you see keeping to themselves are shy as well. I usually feel like people don't talk to me because they don't think I'm "worthy" or something. And I don't talk to them because I'm afraid of being judged. I know I'm not making my situation any better, but it's hard, it's something I need to learn to overcome. I think if I voiced my thoughts more often, I might appear more impulsive, random or stupid, but I would probably have more people who would want to talk with me and who I'd want to talk with.

It's really awesome that you found someone who you had so much in common with! That makes it so much easier. It feels wonderful knowing you have someone you look forward to talking with. I just hope something similar happens to me soon. *walks outside with brony shirt on*

That's awesome! I've always wished I could meet at least one other person who had so much in common with me (I only have one friend like that, everyone else is just "someone I know"), but at the same time, I think that might be one of my own problems. Why do I think that we can only be friends if we have everything in common; I should try and associate with others because we share common interests and not see them as a limiting factor.

 

I think your experience shows that in many cases, the people you see keeping to themselves are shy as well. I usually feel like people don't talk to me because they don't think I'm "worthy" or something. And I don't talk to them because I'm afraid of being judged. I know I'm not making my situation any better, but it's hard, it's something I need to learn to overcome. I think if I voiced my thoughts more often, I might appear more impulsive, random or stupid, but I would probably have more people who would want to talk with me and who I'd want to talk with.

 

It's really awesome that you found someone who you had so much in common with! That makes it so much easier. It feels wonderful knowing you have someone you look forward to talking with. I just hope something similar happens to me soon. *walks outside with brony shirt on*

I wouldn't say we have much in common, even though we didn't have enough time to talk yet. But the very few things in common we already have and the interest they firstly lit up in me were already enough to start off such search-for-friendship. ;P

But yeah, this is what I've been practicing lately: to take initiative in the conversations. To put up my "whatever" mask and speak up without hesitations. Who knows, perhaps the one little thing we have in common turn out to be many. :3

This is actually something the brony community has been teaching me.

We aren't too differentthen. I also have a lot of issues with shyness, I can't really just go up and talk to someone because I think they'll find me creepy rather than friendly. That, and I just have my passive defenses raised most of the time where I just avoid everyone. Good to read something like this. Hopefully I can overcome this myself too someday, it really interferes a lot of the time, I'm sure you know about that.