“Unlocking Loneliness: 4 Surprising Behaviors You Didn’t Know Were Sabotaging Your Friendships”
I told myself it was just bad luck. Maybe I hadn’t met the right people yet. Maybe everyone else was just naturally better at making friends.
But the truth was harder to admit: I was the common denominator. And when I finally took a closer look at my own behavior, I started noticing subtle habits that were quietly keeping people at arm’s length.
At first, they didn’t seem like a big deal—things like deflecting personal questions, hesitating to reach out first, or avoiding moments of vulnerability. But when I added them all up, it became clear why my relationships never deepened the way I wanted them to.
