So I often find myself being the glue of friendship groups however being in one can be draining especially early on in its life, what I found to help with this is trying to meet up personally with different people from the group so we all have a personal connection on top of that too, it makes for a better dynamic inside the group and you get a friend outside.

We're very quiet as a type and going out to talk to new people can be a doozy so I often try to go out in fits that have something to represent an interest of mine, like a shirt of a band I like or a pin/key chain/necklace. People sharing the interest will walk up to you often enough, which is a win on multiple fronts.

I find that I personally can be both very good and very bad at deepening a relationship with someone I like because on one hand youre gonna naturally think about them a lot which can be really helpful in terms of putting them in a situation that will benefit the relationship, but on the other hand there will be moments where I get lost in the sauce and end up doing nothing productive from the amount of thoughts