How does a shy introvert meet people?

Question

I get lonely, but can't really do anything about it.

Answer 1

Act like you aren't shy, and just be "cool".  Hopefully someone won't notice the fact that you're having a heart attack and will talk to you.

Answer 2

meet friends through the friends you have now, instead of waiting for your friend to ask you out to do stuff, you ask them out :)

this will help! even if you only have 1 friend now, be the one to ask your friend out to do stuff, the more social meetings you guys have, the more people you will meet and get comfortable with

also, if all else fails, you know what always works, join a club for anythign you're interested in, its easy to meet friendly people at clubs who share common interests with you and who you have opportunities to hang out and deal with

good luck :)

Answer 3

This is probably the worst advice ever, but I kind of have/had the same problem....so what i did, if i was ever invited to a party but had trouble just talking to people...just knock a couple drinks back (if you are old enough) not enough to make you obnoxious, just enough to loosen you up. Make yourself known.

I also was still in the process of learning who i was and what kind of person I wanted to be. I know now. Maybe you have the same problem?

Answer 4

The first step when you want to meet someone is simply saying, "Hi."

The second step is to notice something about it and making a comment to them about it.  Women always talk to other women about thier clothes. Men can talk to other men about sports. Be a little more careful when talking to someone of the opposite s*x but it works the same way.  

Answer 5

Well obviously your problem is with you spending too much time on the internet, no wonder you have no friends. Try going outside genius.

d**n basement dwellers.

Answer 6

Start slowly, introduce yourself to people and go out.  It will take lots of practice, but you'll get the hang of it and start meeting people.  Good Luck!

Answer 7

I used to be super shy. I started to gradually get into social situations. Just memorize some simple lines for small talk. "How are you today?" "I heard you like mudkips." (Replace mudkips with a different noun.) Make a compliment and extend on it after they respond.

I know it sounds lame, but read a few self-help books.