I feel somewhat hopeless!

[fnatic]

--No suicidal thoughts FYI!!!!--


So I moved very recently to Hawaii (student exchange program). New school, new people to meet, etc. etc. I got a few friends, male and female, that's great. But the thing is, I just feel somewhat "left out" during conversations. I'm not part of it, I'm just at the side lines listening. I don't feel this group conversation feeling. But when I have a conversation with 1 person at a time, it works. I guess.
That was the male friends.

Female friends:
First off I wouldn't say they're truly "friends", but more like friendly figures who aren't b*tching around. Anyway, whenever I initiate a conversation with any of them, it dies VERY quickly. Some times I don't even feel like talking to them because they just kill the conversation.

Because of this, I just don't see the need of going out with them, so I end up spending my weekends at home, just doing stuff.

Am I a social retard? Do I not belong here? Am I actually left out?

[Hyper]

Well first moved to Family & Friends

You don't sound like your in a mental crisis

If you have any friends at all and are in some group even if its just as a listener you are far from being a ''social retard''

Fact is its very hard to get into a group and be accepted on the same level as the people who've been in that group from the start and years longer than you

[Kahn]

Same thing is happening to me so your not alone.

I just recently moved to Ohio and I have already made friends, yes both male and female, and whenever they're together it seems as if no one wants to talk to me. I am in the backround. I also spend my weekends at home but those are for personal purposes though.

I don't believe I am Socially retarted but I do think I am having some problems. I got some friends to go to Cedar Point (An amusement park) for Halloweekend which is supposed to be great. I think it is a big step for me. Maybe you should try getting into the conversation, say asking some questions about the topic.