ill be an online friend :) i love making friends

Awesome! And that's how it's done.

anytime you want to talk just note me haha :)

Awesome! Shall do soon ~ =3

Yay :3

Be yourself. False friends will only perceive the masks.true friends will embrace your true face.

Tis good for weeding out the nutter butters ;)

Yea, I need to keep telling myself that. Offline I think I just get way too shy to be myself, not to mention I get awfully tongue tied, even with my own family.

Keeping an out for crazy is also very much good advice. XD

I'm shy myself. But I also dislike small talk. Especially when I have nothing much to say or something that doesn't interest me.

What interests you

Go to a furmeet and talk to people. You'll click with someone.

Yea, quite possibly need to look into any near where I am in the Uk. Definitely worth a check!

Try to find people whose interests and attitudes match well with yours.

Never feel obligated to "like" someone because they call you a friend.

Be up front and honest when things (statements, behaviors, attitudes) are bothering you.

DON'T stay in a "friendship" that makes you unhappy. (Read: being the only person attempting to cultivate your relationship/initiate conversations/maintain conversations/being used emotionally)

Try not to read too much/infer as to what people "really" mean- honesty is the best way to keep a friendship alive, rather than getting your feelings hurt by taking something out of context.

If they're not upfront with you, or their interactions stress you out because you didn't PSYCHICALLY KNOW what they REALLY meant, they're not worth your time.

Remember that being a shoulder to lean on, is NOT the same thing as being a doormat. Reciprocation and respect should be equally shared between parties.

Respect eachother's privacy. They yours, and you theirs. They'll talk to you if they feel there's a need/if they want to.

There's a bit more I could write, but these are just things I think are really important and have helped me meet/keep some of my best friends in the world. ;D;

Even though I didn't post this journal, I'm still gonna thank you for writing this post. *holds paw out to shake*

Haha, you're welcome!

Honestly I'm just glad I learned (most of) these lessons without too much drama involved. Pretty much the main good thing I learned from High School. :Dc

Certainly some very important advice which some I've had to "use" recently. It's nice to know there are people that have learnt similar things. It's always really hard to decide that you need to get rid of the "toxic" people in your life despite how close you were when you realize what they were doing.

So thank you very much for some great advice~

I used to be that way too- I was terrified of making people upset with me, constantly feeling like I'd let someone down if I didn't act how I thought they wanted me to. So I'd keep relationships in which the other person would do stuff like belittle my feelings, bully, and even steal from me.

Really I think it all came down to not knowing myself well enough to trust I'd be okay without their support, and not having figured out that you don't need everyone's approval/everyone to have a good opinion of you.

Well, that and knowing that if someone wants to be your friend, you shouldn't have to change how you act. Friends accept each other, flaws and all! 8D

I guess everyone goes through similar things to learn not to let themselves be walked all over. Haha. But yea, a lot of things you have said I need to make sure I do myself and work on just accepting myself for me and not change for anybody else. Thank you =3

Just talk to people I suppose. That just tends to be it. As for online friends I am sure plenty here wouldn't mind chatting with you. Just toss IM info out or to some select people. =3

Yea, that is something I find myself just grinding to a stop with. Starting a conversation has never been my strongest point and I only somehow manage it at work. I also need to get an IM that I'm happy to use for chatting and stuff. I'm so out of the loop with that kinda stuff. ^^;

I make all my friends via other friends or random encounters. Don't be so scared to pester a few people you think you can have a conversation with- I highly doubt you could ever be a bother, m'dear. ~ No worries if not everything clicks- it happens.
...Come to think of it, I was pretty shy around new people until I started working, haaa. It worked flawlessly, though.

Ya can nudge me every now and then if ya like. I'm fairly open, friendly, and I can likely supply a good few laughs if need be.

I can definitely say since working, I have become better at talking, but only from a small talk point? I guess what I tend to do is worry way too much of what people may thing of me and just hide everything personal about myself. So I will definitely take it into steps of making myself more open and confident. As you say, I need to try and not be so scared.

And thank you~ It's great to know there are people I can poke if I fancy a chat~

Glad to see you are alive. I just got back on FA after like 4 months, 9000 subs is scary and I wont let my self delete them.
I would say get a tumblr but you meet all kinds of people on tumblr. good, bad, and tragically mistaken.
Going out and doing stuff outside your comfort zone definitely helps you make friends.