When I started college, I wanted to make new friends so bad. I had gone to a high school that I hated, so I didn’t make too many friends and I definitely did not enjoy my high school days. So you could imagine how bad I wanted a fresh start – one to reinvent myself and start again.

I quickly realized that college was not much different from high school. People were still petty and they all had their own agendas.

People always expected you to come to them and always be there for them, but what about me? Why didn’t anyone show their loyalty to me, or show any interest in my personal life.

I realized that if I didn’t reach out to people, they didn’t reach out to me. SO I STOPPED. I trying to get people to like me, stopped trying to get people to be my friend and the change that happened was amazing. People spoke to me about their problems, they spoke to me, but were they even acting like a friend…

I did this same thing with my friends outside of school. I stopped trying to always be there for them, to see if they were ever there for me. Unfortunately I was right; people wanted to be everything they needed and adjust to their needs and wants, but never noticed any need for change in themselves.

So now I’m here. I’m starting another school year with the mentality that I am no longer going to be someone that wants to make new friends. I want to truly be myself, focus on school and see what happens.

Good luck I guess.