People keep saying this, as if its a golden rule. But I have been alone and doing things for 5 years now, and NOTHING. I saw people who met friends naturally, but I never experienced it myself. I always have to meet people myself, by needing to ask if I can be invited. Rarely this works and people would still remain no contact with me even across the table. Heck, I don't even have a reason to go anywhere if no one invited me to go with them. I don't even know what I'm doing wrong, thanks to autism. I tried my best to please others, and all I get is getting treated as a non person in return. So tell me, when will I ever be seen as anything more than a ghost?! Should I start ditching everything I liked for the sake of having a social circle? Should I just start everything over?

For once I want to be shown that being introverted *should* be a good thing, but instead all I see is a one way ticket to a lonely retirement.