For basic help with how to start and cultivate friendships read Dale Carnegie' s book "How to Win Friends and Influence People", it will give you some tools and therefore some confidence in social situations
YES I echo this^^^.
It's not out of date. And really, Carnegie's book and the basic "ask others about themselves" fixes a lot of it. Being genuinely interested in others is a learned skill but it enhances relationships, helps forms friendships and makes US happier too...
I think it's absolutely mandatory reading for anyone who isn't at ease in social situations....and at some point in our lives, we all were.
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