No ties, no bridges, but looking to build some

i have recently graduated from high school. all of my friends where juniors at the time. So now im alone, no girl, no friends, just alone. I cant really say that i am nice to myself. So i am in dire need of some close friends. But theres on problem...I DONT KNOW HOW TO FUCKING TALK TO PEOPLE. all to often, when im talking to someone, the time always succumbs to akward silence. i can talk to people for a couple of minutes, but then the converstion dies. There is just silence and akwardness, when we stand together. Or on the phone, nothing but white noise. How can i be more outgoing and interesting. I see myself as boring. I never had much of a interesting life. So, is there any hope? or am i so socially retarded that i can never have friends or a girl for that matter?

 

I know how you feel, with the conversations always fading out. I am much the same way.. It is great to find companionship on forums like this. Seriously, thousands of people to converse with at any time, so when you get done talking to one... move on to the next! haha~ But, to get some people to hang with in real life, you should consider joining some kind of group of people interested in the same stuff as you. Try http://www.meetup.com, some people really love it.

Or, hell, go the self discovery route and take a huge long road trip, solo. May help you to feel better about any personal things and be able to relate to people better.

Just my 2¢.

 

i was going to hitchike this summer to the rainbow gathering.

but, my tent sucked, it always baked me overnight

and my family paniced over the prospects of going to a point where my families' stability was threatened. So i postponed it to next summer

but thank you

however, id rather meet people face to face, but i might try that out

 

I'd say that you are pretty normal my friend...

First, phones suck and talking on them are extremely annoying...

Secondly, you are not socially retarded just because you cannot seem to converse with people with ease.. And the reason for that I feel is because you think you are boring and are not interesting so you don't feel as though you have anything to talk about with anyone cause inside you are thinking "I'm boring- I'm boring-I'm boring" Which therefore will make you feel uncomfortable... Quit thinking there is something wrong with you cause that is what I feel is holding you back when talking with others or trying to meet new people... You need to start feeling more comfortable with yourself and being alone with yourself, that will make you feel more confident when trying to meet people... How can you be more interesting or outgoing as you asked..Hmm, only you really know the answer to that...
Just quit thinking you are boring or are not interesting cause than that will make you feel like garbage when talking with someone and will make you not want to speak... Just relax and be you and talk about whatever you want when people are around and not think "I'm boring, man, I'm boring, holy crap am I boring.."
This probably made no sense, but, meh, what can ya' do...
Good luck!