Hi! I have recently thought the same about myself. I’m kind of an introverted person, I can approach people and talk to them a little, but I find it sort of unnatural (weird) to relate to people on a deeper level, and I don’t know why. Even with people that I’ve known for years, I don’t think they really know me.

Anyway, I’ve started to practice with everyone around me, because I don’t really need to meet knew people, I just need to get to know the ones I know better. I ask them things, “What are your plans for the weekend?” “Oh, why do you like to do that so much?” “Oh, that’s cool, maybe we can do it together some time.”

Listen to the news and ask their opinions on it. Share something of yourself first, because that’s the thing you need to practice. Just get out of your comfort zone with the people that you really want to know. Invite them to do something. Grab a beer, go for a run, or a walk, or go eat tacos and talk about things you’ve never talked about before. Politics, movies, travel, what you really wanted to be when you grew up and why you changed your mind. It seems so simple, but it can be kind of hard, but you’re not the only one struggling with this, so have faith that we’re all kind of messed up, and if people can’t accept your brand of messed up, you’re better off without them.