44 Tips That Socially Awkward 20-Somethings Should Use To Make More Friends

32. Sitting in a group of people playing games on your phone. Why even bother?

33. No eye contact during introductions / handshake. I don’t care how painful it is, just do it in this one moment and trust me: you can comfortably get away without making any eye contact from that point on with no problem. If you don’t make eye contact when introduced, shaking hands, it comes across as a sign of superiority, disinterest, rudeness (when it may not be).

34. My wife informs me that I shouldn’t answer small-talk questions with meaningful answers because the other person isn’t really interested in the answers.