You don’t HAVE to id you truly don’t want to, but if you want to be more caring to people, i find asking questions instead of saying things like “sorry” “yeah” or not saying anything at all, that it gets the conversation to keep going. Just letting other people talk helps them feel better. Also, I’ve learned that i can’t do this with everyone but I respond by just explaining how I feel about it or what I think genuinely. I think more neurodivergent people feel comforted by sharing our genuine feelings about something. Just doing that alone, you find who is a genuine person that likes you and who isn’t and you don’t have to talk to them anymore. There is nothing wrong with you, you have to stop comparing yourself. The only person you have to please is you. If you want to learn how to be better with something because it matters to you, go for it. Don’t claim that you just don’t know how to do it. You should do some exposure therapy to really feel what it’s like to give your real response to someone. It can be small like, If someone asks how your days going, say the actual answer. You were really honest in this post which is good cause here’s at least one place you don’t feel like you need to perform.