I Am Friendly But Shy Stories of Experiences

I'm not sure if I'd consider myself shy but I do tend to be anti-social..
I try to open up to people, I don't close myself off once somebody speaks to me, but the over-all vibe I get from most people is that they already have their...

Not long after I graduated from university, I had an entry level job with a company in the city and I was searching for a suitable place to live. One day, I answered an ad in the paper, to share an apartment in a very respectable area...

So I consider myself pretty cool and friendly but I have the most difficult time going up to my peers and starting a conversation. I'm the person who people have to come up to and start talking. My true self -somewhat - comes out on the...

I am shy and self conscious at first (mainly because of being bullied in 7th grade so much) and I can't stop it. I want to show myself to people but it takes time for me. For example, I share just about everything with my best friend...

It really isn't that I don't like you or that I'm a snob who doesn't like to talk to anyone! That's not it at all. I'm just shy. It is really hard for me to feel comfortable around people I'm not familiar with. The only people I hang...

Seriously..I am......LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ok I am very shy, if I fancy you a WHOLE lot, otherwise, nah, I'm not shy.

At my school we have speeches, and almost every year I've been chosen to go on and present my speech to the whole school! Of course I'm nervous but I do fine. So yeah in front of a big crowd I can keep my cool but that's where I get...

I'm very shy and not confident and quiet aswell and I worry about chatting too much on here :/ I'm ok wen I get to know people but yeah :/ might need some help :/

I'm 20 and i really don't have friends or a lot of people to talk to. Especially people my own age. Anybody feel free to message me and try to talk to my even if i'm being shy, please

I was thrilled to learn that this site really existed. I decided to join in the hope of corresponding with people of like mind.
I am seeking an open minded woman that would entertain the prospect for a long term adult nursing...

I try to be myself when around people, but when faced with teachers or unfamiliar adults or older kids I get really shy. I get shy with speeches since with my dyslexia and braces/herpts/pallet expander its hard for me to read aloud. I...

I was painfully shy as a child! I had a lot of anxiety- but I have moved passed much of that and anyone you meet that knows me will say- I am outgoing and friendly. Everytime I hear that though I can feel my innerself with her...

I am always friendly to everyone but have difficulty getting a conversation started. Some people you just click with some you don't. You wonder sometimes if they make it difficult because they don't want to talk to you.

Not gonna lie, my mine has been blown a bit. A group with my username as a title. I didn't even plan this, I swear! Oh snap, how'd that get there? It certainly wasn't me trying to be funny and... stuff... and failing miserably. *insert...

I am very friendly. I have been described as the friendliest person in the world. I am bold for the most part. But if someone gives me a compliment, I feel very shy. If a male pays attention to me, smiles at me and gives me a compliment...

I'm an 18 year old dude and i'm really freaggin awkward and shy. I am probably shy because i know that i'm awkward. When speaking to people i never quite know just how long to smile or hold eye contact. When i bump into someone i know...

It sucks to be 30 and not have many friends besides those I have online. I do speak and hangout with some people, mostly coworkers because I'm too shy. I hardly go out, my weekends are boring I tend to stay home a lot. I wish I could...

I'm not really shy in the normal sense - I'm not afraid if meeting new people and whatnot. In fact, I enjoy it. The problem is that when I meet someone I can't think of anything to say - my mind goes blank. I get a couple of sentences...

Sometimes I am too shy to start the conversation, but I am always open to talk. I have been working on not being so shy anymore, but it takes time to break out of a shell I have been in my entire life.Sometimes I can start the...

I really love meeting people and talking and having a nice time but it's true that I can be a bit reserved. It's not necessarily what I'd describe as being a handicap, I can and do go up to people I consider to be interesting yet I'm...