Is it normal to have trouble making friends?

I'm a young woman,married and have been out of school for over a year. I've never been good at making friends and so have very few friends. I've actually found it's easier for me to feel comfortable around people I meet online like on online games. Is that normal or do I have social issues?

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68% Normal
Based on 72 votes (49 yes)
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  • TripMonster

    I get the same way, so I just avoid people and completely lost interest in making friends.

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  • Vyzr

    normal. I have few friends and i still feel akward around them. Im not sure if they feel akward around me though. They probably do.

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  • Monet19

    My problem is that am really really friendly. I think is normal, maybe you just like to be quiet, but if you're trying to make real friends everything starts with a smile :D

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  • JohnRichmond1

    I feel the same, when im introduced to new people i shy away and cannot think of anything interesting to say. Inside im screaming please befriend me so i can act normal.

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  • KBSH

    You're completely normal. We both are exactly the same.

    I have found that forcing yourself initially to get over the initial awkward phases of friendship and then moving on to becoming "closer" helps. Online games are a way to show a selected side of your personality. When you force yourself to talk, it is the same, but a bit hyper and IRL. You put your best foot forward.

    I admire online correspondences, but it is the people IRL who are ready to be with you physically, which is all an internet geek like me desires.

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  • loveme

    I use to picfriends u all the time.ut now im 27 turning 28 and I have zero friends..i actually run from people its overwhelming feeling of I need to be alone..i run when.conversed to..im always alone.but then I want a man dontknow whats wrong,with me...is it age?

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  • supy

    I'm the same way I'm extremely shy but people say I'm funny when they get to know me but some people say I'm stand-offish because I have what they say a death stare but I can't help that my eyes always look mad but they say I look better if I smiled but I'm not going to walk around smiling for no reason that just weird but whatever I don't care what people think

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  • wreckd

    I don't know if it's normal either but I'm the same way. I don't even know why the friends I have like me. I'm totally myself with my husband and sister but with EVERYONE else, I'm fake and awkwarddd. It totally showsss. :/

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  • chaosdragoon1

    To be honest, friends are overrated.

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  • nagative_group

    i think we spent more time with our computer and it is very easy to say what we want to say on internet. but really need a some friends. make me your friend if you like

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  • harrypotters

    Wow sound sso much like me yeah it is normal all people are different. Some are outgoing and make friends easy others a shy and have a hard time.

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