I’m 19, everyone my age is pretty lost, lacking direction, only interested in smoking/drinking. I dropped unfulfilling friends one by one over the past 2 years and am now left alone. There was a handful of people I cared to be friends with and they simply didn’t share the feeling (unenthusiastic about hanging out, flakey etc) I’m okay with it I don’t necessarily feel lonely or anything.

My issue is with the way I project this lack of a social circle to others. I don’t always have interesting things to talk about. The only times I’ll go out is with plates, so I’m subconsciously over-valuing their company. Surely I would be much sharper socially if I had some friends