
go to interest-based clubs, bars, or if you're in classes converse with people. initiate conversations and ask to hang out if something clicks. as someone who has intense social anxiety and zero friends, the exposure to social situations like that actually made me get used to and improve at having conversations. now it's natural to me.
also, connecting with people that you aren't attracted to or arent your gender of interest is still a step in the right direction. the more connections you make, the more people you meet through them. i feel that it's also easier to get to know people when it's through mutual friends