I have a pretty shitty social life but I do have a couple of friends who I can text a few times a week. But recently i started going to the gym and made some friends. Gym has become alot more fun because of this. Anytime we meet in the gym it's great But we all have each other on social media but never really text/call. Neither have I reached out to them neither have they reached out to me. I want to socialize and build long lasting bonds but without any social media contact it will be difficult to do so. I dont want to seem desperate doing so.What do I do?

And also I did rather prefer having a group of gym lads but since those guys dont know each other it's difficult creating a group.