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

By Thought Catalog

12. Don’t back track a conversation. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, comes up with the PERFECT response/comment/joke 5 minutes later after the conversation moves on to a new topic. Let it go. You’ll get another chance.

13. Super prolonged eye contact. Eye contact is great and all, but when you’re telling a story or having a conversation, it’s very normal for your eyes to move around the room. It’s super uncomfortable when someone stares straight at you when you’re talking, and they don’t. Ever. Break. Eye. Contact. For over 20 minutes.

14. Don’t drink significantly more alcohol than the people you are with. This is surprisingly easy to mess up.