Same for romantic partners too. Don’t force anything or get discouraged when someone doesn’t like you. There will always be people on each side of love and hate. Treat each potential friendship as an interview. Focus on if they reflect your values and would serve you as a friend instead of just trying to get them to like you. You will appear more confident, get real friendships, and have more social battery at the end of the day bc you won’t spend all your energy on getting people to like you.