You have built up stories for what’s going on in other people’s heads. My wife does this too. Give that up. You can’t know what the story really is, and it’s harmful to your cause to guess.
My advice is, don’t go out to try and make friends. Just go out to talk to people. Friendship will happen or not, and AFAIK is mostly based around frequency of interaction and proximity. So be nice, be there frequently, and eventually you’ll enjoy talking with those people and know a bit about them. That’s friendship.
If you’re looking for people to do specific activities with, then do those activities and talk to people doing them. If you want friends that go on walks, go on walks, or join groups about sightseeing.
Also, your local library and other groups will have events you can go to.
You have built up stories for what’s going on in other people’s heads. My wife does this too. Give that up. You can’t know what the story really is, and it’s harmful to your cause to guess.
My advice is, don’t go out to try and make friends. Just go out to talk to people. Friendship will happen or not, and AFAIK is mostly based around frequency of interaction and proximity. So be nice, be there frequently, and eventually you’ll enjoy talking with those people and know a bit about them. That’s friendship.
If you’re looking for people to do specific activities with, then do those activities and talk to people doing them. If you want friends that go on walks, go on walks, or join groups about sightseeing.
Also, your local library and other groups will have events you can go to.