24M and I struggle with conversations and maintaining friendships. At social events or office outings, I try to connect with people, but conversations don’t last long and people slowly drift away. I can become friendly with coworkers for a month or two, but after that they seem less interested, and I often end up alone in group settings. I don’t blame them—they get along well with others—so I feel the issue is probably with me. I’m not naturally funny or very talkative, and I often run out of things to say. I’m also not very interested in common topics like sports or politics, which makes small talk harder. In my whole life, the only truly strong connection I had was with my ex (we were together for 2 years and recently broke up). She always said positive things about me, but I still feel like I’m a boring person with very few topics to talk about. I don’t have many close friends—none from school and only a couple from colleg. This makes me fear my future as i have no networking and i can barely reachout to people in future. For men who were once socially awkward or quiet: What practical steps helped you improve conversations? How did you maintain friendships instead of letting them fade? TL;DR: 24M struggling to maintain conversations and friendships. People connect at first but drift away later. I feel boring and run out of things to talk about. Looking for practical advice to improve social skills and keep friendships. submitted by /u/Realistic_Painting63
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