I recently moved to a new city and don’t really know anyone yet. Sometimes I catch myself doing things like constantly seeking validation or “supplicating” to people I want to be friends with—basically putting myself out there too much and hoping they like me.

It feels exhausting and kind of embarrassing, and I don’t want to start friendships from a place of neediness.

Has anyone else struggled with this? How do you stop yourself from falling into that pattern and build more balanced, natural friendships?