how do I make friends and keep them...

Hurry up, hurry up, seriously. Stop messing around. All right, all right, all right. You're gonna get hurt, dude. Okay, for real, I gotta ask you something. Okay, what's up? This is a weird question, but what is the best way to make a friend? Because I'm kind of struggling right now. What do you think your problem is? I don't know, it's very hard for me to feel safe. I feel like I'm replaceable, I'm boring, and I guess a lot of negative self-talk, but I would just like some safety where I can just be myself and I won't get replaced or they'll get bored of me. And I guess I don't try very much. Maybe I'm a little judgmental. Okay, so you might not like my perspective on this, but even if you're 100% ready and you're a good friend, that doesn't mean that the people you meet are gonna be good friends or available or open. Sometimes people have full lives. You know, you can't just make an opening for yourself. How about you reframe your perspective? Stop looking for friends and start looking for things you enjoy. Like, for instance, go to the beach and you see people playing beach volleyball and ask them, hey, can I play with you guys? Actually enjoy the activity you're doing, be competitive, and exchange your phone numbers with those people and ask something simple. Hey, if I throw a game and invite you guys, could you guys come? Or if the next time you guys throw a game, could you invite me? And then you lay the foundation of becoming a friend. But then again, let's say you make so many friends. Most people are not good for you. So I guess it just comes down to focusing on yourself and doing what you enjoy. Because friends come and go. But you have to be happy with yourself. What do you think about that? Thank you. That actually helps a lot. I mean, I am you, I mean, just talking to yourself, but yeah, having friends is nice. But having bad friends is worse than having no friends.