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MJayMonkey·3/29/2016, 9:28:47 AM·2 votes·268 views

Here's a brief explanation of why I am posting this here. Reason 1, I am not a part of any other forums, and Reason 2 I know and trust this community and you guys might be in similar boats as me for what I am asking.

So my question is how do I become more sociable?

I mean I'm a social person, I love my close-knit group of friends, but I'm a 17 (in one month) year old kid now (guy) and you know of course I'm starting to like girls and what not. Videogames, especially league(and usually with friends) and occasional homework have enveloped my whole life as I know it really so far and I have recently veered off from that lifestyle, wanting to be more social and not really wanting to play video games as much. How exactly do I go about doing this, I mean I can't just randomly pop out of the blue (in a sense I mean people at my school know me, but they are like acquaintances) and just be like "sup, I'm an ex-gamer and now I wanna hang, you down?" Or can I? Idk what do you guys think is best for a lifestyle change?

Thanks a bunch. And for the record I'll still play league and stuff, it'd just be less of a priority for sure.

Monkey

6 Comments

ElysMustache3/29/2016, 10:23:09 AM2 votes

I met my wife at church.

disregardable3/29/2016, 9:41:36 AM1 votes

Warning: I have no experience with this.

My advice is to take opportunities you normally wouldn't that are outside the house. There are tons of things a 17 year old can do, especially connected with your school. Do some and you'll meet people along the way.

Sheolraver3/29/2016, 10:09:05 AM1 votes

Real advice, quit playing video games. All of them , not just league. They don't teach you anything positive.

Taric the Gay3/29/2016, 10:45:39 AM1 votes

You're young. Experiment a little bit. Girls are yucky but you can start dating a few of them to get a feel for what you want in a relationship. Then when the sexy ass boys start rolling out when you get to college you'll be ready ;)

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Sheolraver3/29/2016, 11:12:38 AM1 votes

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LostFr0st3/29/2016, 2:01:27 PM1 votes

I'd say to start with a club that has social events that you'd like to go to with a group you can trust and go from there to start building your confidence in those situations.

As you become more comfortable and develop your street smarts you can start to venture out to events and stuff either on your own or with the new people you meet on that path.