uncomfortable in common social settings, uneasy around people and human conversation in person..
That or you make others feel akward or uncomfortable by the way you act in social settings.
maybe I AM socially awkward…

a friend said i was socially awkward yesterday. i took offense to it.

but i’d like to be less socially awkward. lately i’ve been working on it. any chance I get to put myself in social settings to practice my social skills, i do it. i’ve been to a couple events where I knew no one, met as many ppl as i could and tried to have fun… so i guess at least i’m doing something about it…

any tips on how to be less socially awkward?
making eye contact is a good way to show somebody that you’re interested in what they’re saying. don’t feel like you need to stare through them, just casual eye contact to let them know you’re present.

showing emotion/reacting to conversation is also a good way to let people know how you’re feeling. sometimes not knowing what somebody is thinking or feeling can be awkward too.

so now that you’re admitting the friend was right you’re going to apologize for taking offense, right?

(this really belongs here)
i always think of micheal scott from "the office" when i hear that phrase.

i definitely try to make and maintain eye contact with ppl.

I just told him that’s his opinion. I didn’t yell at him or anything.

He was saying how he was socially awkward and that I was the same… and this guy is a lot worse than me, imo, so I felt degraded honestly… but I thought about it today and maybe he has a point. I am not the life of the party definitely, not a social butterfly. I don’t stand in the corner either though.
socially awkward i think sometimes can be used in lui of shyness. I have had people tell me that I was weird, awkward, or even stuck-up when really, I’m just very shy around new people, new places, and certain situations.

The best advice i’ve been given is- just put yourself out there, it’s hard but thats how ya learn the most…especially about yourself.

so you’re going to thank him for being enough of a good friend to tell you something even though he knew you probably weren’t going to like it, right? because that’s what good friends do for each other.

I would just because of principle.

I wouldn’t because I didn’t ask for his opinion on me. I was asking him if he recently got rejected by a girl that’s why he’s acting emo-ish on his aim away messages…he started saying how he was socially awkward, not good with girls. then dragged me in by saying I was the same way.

I’m there trying to listen to you and you take me down with you as your ship sinks (pointing out my flaws so you don’t feel you’re alone in this) I didn’t appreciate it much.

furthermore, he wasn’t a close/good friend. I rarely ever talk to him about anything "secret" (sorry, i am lost for the word).

Thing is, if someone else is telling that you are then most likely, they’re right. You don’t have as good a grasp of how you behave in social settings than the people you’re socializing with.
I have this problem and despite reading all the posts ever written I still cannot apply it in a real life situation.
I think it’s getting to my head too much. I am second guessing myself now. Wondering if ppl are put off by the way I act but me not realizing it. Maybe I’m not doing anything wrong either!
I’m socially awkward in that I don’t typically enjoy social interaction. When I’m drunk I can be the life of the party, but there’s a lot of ups and downs that come with that and that’s why I tend to normally avoid it.
When i think about it…I think the biggest problem I had about being called "socially awkward" was because my friend was comparing me to him. I call him friend but he’s my buddy’s younger brother and I wouldn’t really hang out with him if he wasn’t my buddy’s brother. but I don’t really respect him. So I was mad because he brought me to his level and said we were the same. I’d be a lot more understanding (but hurt all the same) if one of my buddies told me that.

I know it sounds like I’m a dick for thinking that but if you knew this guy, you’d understand where I was coming from. It’s like a 400 pound person (who eats all the time and never exercises) telling a 250 pound person (who’s doing something about his weight) he’s fat "like him".

But I digress…ranted a little bit there.

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