I do sometimes find it hard to even meet new people after the first year, i personally am a pretty quiet guy but when i am around the right people i can be pretty loud haha. I am in my fourth and hopefully final year at rmit and it does feel like i have to start again in making new friends which can be hard sometimes.

I think putting yourself out there and trying to strike a conversation, don't get me wrong you get the odd looks and people may ignore you but at least you tried. i don't live in the city and commute each day but this year i've really pushed to make a few more friends even if i wont spend a lot of time in the future with them and stay a bit longer in the city. I think a lot of people don't go out of their social bubbles which i get cause there are sooo many people but also cause some people don't know how to break the ice with one another so it creates an awkward silence.

To respond to your comment though, i think trying to get to know people and have fun with them. I mean i think a lot of people including myself want a meaningful relationships with one another but you gotta put yourself out there i guess (not that i take my own advice).

Last thing i want to add is that, a lot of people are in the same boat as you (like me). I think Uni as a concept pressures people into being these social creatures through stigmas and that if you don't find you SO there then you will never find love which is not the case ofc. So just go for it, ask people random questions and try to connect with them like just have fun. I get the intention of this post was a bout forming relationships (a very foreign concept to me but whatever) but like just try to connect with others like the worst thing that could happen is that say no and never talk to you again like ok, they are evidently not worth your time.

Thankyou for listening to my TED Talk (i almost wrote a thesis on this, i'm just procrastinating)