User blog comment:Holly Bailey/Being Shy is Hard/@comment-31111342-20170220173250

I'm pretty shy, too. And I always have a worry in the back of my head that my friends don't really like me that much, which really sucks. Even though my current group of friends is great, I have the tendency to feel left out at times even though I'm sure it's because I'm at a different college than most of them and just don't see them as much anymore, but... :(

Giving advice on this is difficult for me because I'm not sure exactly how I've made my current friends. I guess it's a combination of shared interests, similar humor styles, and luck. I also just do my best to generally be friendly and respectful to whoever I come across, which makes people more willing to talk to me. So I guess that's my advice: Just be a good person and be friendly to people in general. If they're good people who can make a good friend, they'll see that in you as well and hopefully something can come of it.

Good luck in everything!