I'm a 19 year old guy in college. Due to past experience, it's hard for me to trust guys so I tend to want to be friends with girls, then meet guys to hang out with later. I joined the gaming club discord a year ago but wasnt active because of covid. This year I started being more active. I DMed people who wrote introductions and said their DMs were open, and who also played the same games as me. Four out of five of them were girls. I'm only trying to make friends, not date anyone, and all I did was say hello and mentioned that I play the same games they do and am also looking for someone to game with. I also walked one person back to her dorm because she told me she wanted to hang out with people on campus, and that's what she wanted me to do. I ended up being warned by the officers of the club for DMing girls, and that I should "ease up" because it's creepy. I'm not really sure what to do, and I have very bad anxiety about talking to people irl for the first time, and around talking in public chats. I was just wondering if anyone has any advice for meeting people to be friends with without coming across as creepy. I also did end up apologizing to the girls I messaged, and they were all confused about why I was apologizing and said I didnt need to, which is obviously not true or I wouldnt have gotten in trouble. Not sure how to tell if someone is actually uncomfortable or not.