I am 18 and started college last September. I was excited as I never really had friends growing up and I saw this as a fresh start.

I tried to talk to 3 different groups of people and it was going well for a while but slowly they all drifted away and don't speak to me anymore. I am now alone without anyone to talk to apart from my parents. The clubs and societies in the college have been put on halt due to covid and I do not know where to go from here. The class is a small one so I have soured relations with everyone in it as they make up these 3 friend groups.

The only thing tethering me to this world is the fact I dont want to upset my parents by leaving them alone (I am an only child). But I also don't want to go through the next 50 to 60 years feeling like this. I would appreciate some advice other then the usual just talk to people if that's possible.

Thank you for listening to my story.