I see these girls who never worry about making friends. Somehow they walk into a room and people naturally gravitate towards them. I've been at college for two weeks now. I've introduced myself to as many people as possible. I've seriously tried hard to be more vocal and outgoing and confident but here I am still with no friends. People are nice to me and they seem genuinely happy to see me but then that's it. I just can't get from acquaintance to friend for some reason.

I'd give anything for having a best friend. The problem is that in this period seems so impossible to find good people Who you can truly trust.

I cried watching this :( made me feel so lonely.... Anyone here with no friends? Who wants to talk?

This video really hit me home. Being in high school, i feel like a loner. Sometimes I feel like i'm annoying when i'm really just wanting to talk to people. I started questioning my friends when they would leave me out of their conversations. Its hard facing the reality that making friends is really a big struggle. All i need in high school is a friend where I can be myself.

Shit, someone's running out of ideas. What's next, how to go to the store? How to get out of bed? How to take a shit?

I saw a random girl on the street with a black butler shirt. So i ran up to her just hugged her and said: i love black butler too. Now we are like besties from just that one simple move :3

I've tried so hard to make friends and be the best friend I can be to my existing "friends", but honestly I don't really have any. All of my friends have other friends who they like better than me, so I'm constantly left out and pushed to the side. I'm like a second choice, always the third wheel. I hate feeling like this, but lately it's become almost unbearable. I used to think I had a best friend, until I realized that she has someone over at her house every other weekend while I haven't been over there in months. I wish I had a real friend. :(

Very nice tips that doens't apply to my life. I tried to be honest, i tried to be myself, i tried to laugh to jokes, i tried to share my thoughts, opinions, to find someone that understands me and EVERYTIME i opened myself truely, i got rejected, ignored and forgot. I'm full of flaws, i'm obese, i have a lazy eye and i don't like makeup or heels. i'm an invisible fat tomboy, it's a fact. I don't hate or love myself, i'm just me and i embraced it, it's fine but i'm sick of trying so hard to be someone else. I don't want to be someone else but who i am is not very likeable from the outside. I know i have qualities as well, i know it because hundreds of people are telling it to me every day on youtube but that doesn't replace the true love, the true friendship of a real person (friend or lover) I'm 27 years old, i don't have real friends. I texted people, they never replied, when i stopped texting, nobody was texting me anymore I called friends, to talk and share things, but they never called me back, so when i stopped calling them, i never got any new calls. I left my home for studies, when i came back, nobody was here anymore, everyone changed, everyone grew, everyone i knew is different from me. So now that i work alone at home, even though i share everything with thousands of people in the world, i still feel extremely alone cause where i want to be, i can't find anyone, cause they are outside and i like being inside. SO it's impossible for me to meet new people that are similar to me and when i try, when i go out to meet them, i'm not in my world, not where i belong so i can't be myself. I'm not a super needy friend, i don't need to see people often or talk a lot, i don't need tons of phone calls or girls nights, i just want a nice afternoon once and a while, to share my life and the life of someone else. It's really hard to explain, it's really hard for people to understand that, to me, friendship is better part time than full time, even 10 mins a week of quality time with someone i understand and that understands me is enough, but it's hard to find someone like that. I did meet some nice people online, i have good times online but it's a virtual relationship I'm a lonely person in general, i don't mind being alone, but i wish, and i wished that my entire life, that someone will actually think of me before i think of them. i never was the best friend of someone, i never was the girlfriend of a guy either, i never was the one who you think off first, always the last one. So after years and years of trying to fit in, of trying to be accepted and rejected, i locked myself and my heart cause i don't want to feel rejected anymore, i don't want to start loving someone, friends or more than friends, cause the pressure is too much, the trust is too much to ask. I was a very bubbly open person a few years ago but now, i know i look cold and antisocial but i'm not, not really. I just want to find a way to break this shell i build around myself but i'm terrified of what can happened if i let myself go. I have no answers, i know it has to come from me but it's hard, cause i don't want to change who i am to make friends, that doesn't make sense.

For everyone saying that she is running out of ideas and that everybody know how to make friends just say that it is not true. There are people that are just shy and have a hard time making friends so if its natural for you then you are just lucky :) So this video is actually helpful ^^

The problem is that I'm always the different girl, nobody is like me.. So it's pretty hard to find any friends. I'm at a new high school and everyone knows each other, it feels like I'm just a stranger and that I'm not a part of the school. I don't really have the problem of being hated by everyone, but it feels like nobody really cares about me. Sorry if you wasted your time by reading this. I'm not really the type of person who likes to share her feelings, but I felt like doing it. Btw I really really love you Michelle, your videos make me happy. ♡

After I graduated high school I felt like I didn't belong with my group of best friends anymore. When they understood that I no longer wanted to keep a friendship with them they bashed me on social media. I don't have any friends right now but I'm sure I will make good friends in college. Thanks for this video, it made me feel better :)

I think my problem is that I have a lot of insecurities about myself and I fear that I'm not interesting enough for them and They have a more interesting people to talk and I'm afraid they'll lose interest in me so I tend to try hard to really interesting and say really interesting just doing what I think I should do like I don't wanna do something that seems like it's gonna annoy or tick them off so in a way I know it's not their fault it's my own insecurities and I don't want that to determine my friendship and somehow ruin it cuz I'm constantly worried if I'm boring them or if I'm annoying them or causing them and inconvinience. Does anybody else ever feel this way?

Yknow how sometimes you try so hard to be a reaaaally sincere friend but at the end of the day, you just get let down? Yeah that's how I feel all the time that it got me questioning myself.. No matter how true you are to them (at least, the people I'm.. Friends with) they just will find a way to hurt you without even realizing it every.single.time. This is why I hate school and I feel happy when I'm alone, alone at HOME :(

I moved to Sweden some 2 years ago. and haven't been able to make ANY friends. I have social anxiety, and all Swedes are allergic to talking to strangers, so yeah, it's going great.

It's weird. I met my best friend at a party and it was like, instant. He was my missing boy. I've been to 14 different schools and he was the first person I kind of.... clicked with. Crazy days.

I don't know, but I cried watching this. To be honest, I don't really have "friends". I grew up being shy. I never stepped out of my comfort zone. Right now, I think I don't have friends at school, but I think this video helped. I have been watching Guides and Tips on how to make friends for a very long time and ask advice from people,but I truly believe that nothing helped because I never tried it. I feel stupid that I don't encourage myself to talk more. I'm an introvert and I think that books are my only friends. My parents keep telling me to start talking more. I tried, but it seems like it's not that easy. Maybe it's just the people from my school. They act so, I don't know, "mature". I really can't find a person at school who is the same as me. I do have a friend, but she doesn't live here anymore. I rally hated her before because she was very annoying, but I never had the time to ask her what she was actually like, that she never told me that she was having issues. Which made me regret hating her. I do miss her. Anyways, I don't know why I'm commenting about my problems on a video from two years ago. thanks for this video Michelle( I've been watching your videos for like 2 years now, but I never saw this video before.)

New video is up! My new Life Guide series :) First episode "How to Make a Friend": LIFE GUIDE : How to Make a Friend

You just made me cry because of your video. I lost my best friend because she changed and this is now a year ago. But it still makes me cry about just because of the things that happend afterwards... the things that she did, really hurt me. And because she told other people about my secrets, I can not trust a lot of peope... Actually no one...

I feel like I don't really fit in wherever I go - it's mostly at school. I'm usually left out, and really small things like falling behind when people are walking in a group to class can hurt a lot. I try my hardest to be sincere but sometimes you can sense that people just don't care, and most of the time I just shut myself up because it seems like I'm annoying people with simple questions ):

This honestly made me cry because I relate to every single thing she said. I have a hard time making friends. I try to set up sleepovers and things like that but pretty much everyone cancels with an excuse. This lead to finding insecurities about myself and feeling lonely. I have social anxiety and I can barely talk to anyone I don't really know. I get nervous and try to plan out what I'm going to say next. When I was in public school my "friends" used to say things to me without knowing that they hurt. It could be the smallest thing but they never knew that it would change how I feel about myself.. I just feel so lonely and I have social media because that's the only way I can interact and see the world because I don't want to go outside and meet people.

......are you serious you made a video on how to make friends? who doesnt know how to make friends????? what kind of hellish society are we living in wtf

I know I have to start making friends. I am sick & tired of going back to the same people I know aren't worth my time just because I don't know anyone else. It's just very hard to do so when I have classes with the same people from elementary and middle school & especially when everybody in my high school already has their group of friends. I don't even have a best friend & I feel pathetic. I really need to change this because it's affecting my life in ways I never thought it would. :'(

I have friends but they're not real close friends. Im really shy with low confidence that got lower after people in my class in 7th grade were saying mean things about me behind my back... now I'm just scared that people will judge me when I talk to them. So I keep to myself. There are nice people who talk to me and I talk to them back... But after that they ignore me because I was not loud and outgoing. No one really seems to be interested in giving me a chance. :(

since I was a child I've never had a close friend, except my sisters fortunately, and I'm in my mid 20s. I have mild aspergers though, so I misjudge nonverbal communication sometimes. But this video makes me sad, but it's also informative. I realize I have to try harder to connect, I'm afraid of bothering people too much because my self esteem is quite low from some rejection throughout life.

But at the same time don't put all your eggs in one basket I had my best friends since highschool we spent lot of time together Until this summer when she showed me I just wasn't important to her anymore and I had to let her go So be open to everyone don't just be available to one person Nowadays you can't really count on people

I hate having friends. It's way too much work and I feel like they turn me into something I'm not just to keep them entertained. It's hard to make amazing lifetime friends. I would actually rather live at home by myself with five dogs. I like talking to myself. I like sitting at the park and just watching people. I don't care if I look weird. I'm happy all alone.

I've always had a few friends but from separate friends group. My dream has always been to have a so called 'squad' when I can hang out with friends that are also friends to each other. Anyone has that? Anyone willing to give tips? Maybe introduce your separate friends to each other or something?

Anyone else have people say we are friends but they don't really act like friends. I had this one friend you recently betrayed me . I don't make good decisions when it comes to making friends. I don't make them easy either. I just want that one friend who will be there for me

I was actually really jealous of those girls in the video cuz their friendship seemed real.....

People should stop being so judgemental. There truly are people out there that don't know how to start a friendships because they're shy, or it's a new surrounding(school, country, place etc) and it can be scary sometimes. Not everyone can go up to a random stranger and say "hey". You can find role models everywhere and some people do look up to Mish.

I love the style of this video, it's so calm and quiet. The photography is amazing, it reminds me of life is strange somehow.

I feel so bad for the people who literally have no friends... I only have two really really really good friends. I'm trying my best not to let them fade away like the rest... all of my friends either moved away or we just didn't get along... find one good friend and make that friendship the best you can. Don't let them fade away. Keep in touch. Don't let them get in your way. Throw away the fake friend. Gain their trust. And they'll gain yours. I love my two best friends with all my heart... ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Ppl who say this was useless dont know what it feels like being in a new place and how hard it is to make friends and how happy u can be when someone actually talks to you and how it can brighten your day and keep u smiling all day cuz none really talks to you at all and you have to be by yourself all the time and make it look like your okay with it but you are dying inside so yeah shut up and be glad u can make friends easily.

I wish once in my life I had one nice friend I could trust. I hang out with the same 10 friends everyday and I'm getting sick of them. Has anyone ever felt this way before???

Most of the people watching this vid already know how to make a friend... But Michelle is just one talented storyteller. She knows how to say simple things that will inspire you. And for that I just hope she doesn't stop posting videos and tutorials. Thanks Michelle. (Love the song too !)

great video! this video could also be renamed as "how to get a boyfriend" lol

Michelle can you please do a video on how to get rid of bad friends. There is a lot of tension and bad blood between me and some of my friends and I really need help. Please please see this!

What if you moved to a country where you don't speak the language fluently and as well as social anxiety, you get extremely shy and nervous to speak the language because you're afraid of sounding stupid. Plus, you cant get all your emotions out even if you have a friend in the tough times because you won't be able to explain yourself. Try that. That's my life everyday.

i feel like texting, video chatting and messaging is sort of a way to show that you DONT care too much about the other person. My closest friends that i love soooooo much and they are honestly some of my BEST friends ever, we RARELY text message or facetime. we set up phone dates and we all write each other letters. yes, hand written letters. i know its an old form of communication but it takes effort and it really shows you care about that person and hearing about their life. thats my opinion and its always so nice to receive a letter rather than a text message.

This video made me cry probably because I just moved away from my country and left everyone I love behind and have to start from zero. Thanks you don't know how much this helps.

Ive havent had a friend ive trusted or loved (as a friend) in years and it is very hard for me to find someone who I can be myself around....

I love this video. I just turned 31yrs old on August 31. This is my golden year & I have zero friends. None at all. Girls need girlfriends. We really do. My thoughts are, to have a friend one must be a friend. And I try, I really do. I'm kind, considerate, thoughtful, generous, funny, & up for anything. My entire life, I've never been the type to have tons of friends, just a few close ones (sometimes only 1) But in the end they always turn on me & show we never were friends. Authentic, quality, genuine friends are hard to come by. As a child making friends was easy. You see a neighbor or classmate, ask them to play & boom instant bff. But as an adult, there's always a motive. People use you to gain whatever you have that they want. Or use private personal things I share in confidence as ammunition against me. I watch Sex & the City & wish I could have good close girlfriends like that. But no one is real. I want a friend so badly, but no one wants to be mine. Girls are catty & competitive. If your doing good in life they aren't sincerely happy that your doing well. And on the other hand, if things aren't going well, they judge & gossip. My younger sister was my friend, or I thought she was. But even my own sister is no different. She judges me for things in my life that she doesn't agree with. Private personal things only family knows, she shares with everyone, people I don't even know. So I had to cut her out. We text each other once a month, if that. And our conversations consist of only small talk. I pray to God that I will find a genuine, quality, authentic, sincere girlfriend. Because I'm a good friend. I just want someone to talk to on the phone. Window shop at the mall. Do each other's hair & makeup. Hang out at each other's house & watch tv or cook together. I pray to God I will find a good girlfriend. Because I really want one.

A true friend is someone who pursues you--they ask you to go see a movie, go to the park, or out to a restaurant. Even if she doesn't have enough money, at least you tried, and you can then find something FREE to do. ♥♥ My closest friend died in December in a car accident. This is a great video, and thanks for praying, Michelle.

this video wasn't a waste and she wasn't running out of ideas.. There are so many people who appreciate these type of videos. Mich is trying to be like the big sister for some of us who don't have them, and I respect her so much for that! Love you Michelle

it`s weird so many "big" youtubers seem to be so far away from the viewers but michelle somehow manages to make me make feel like she still cares about every single one us, 6 million people. that`s about the amount of people that live in sweden. ilysssssssm michelle I hope you`ll read this you are so amazing and I look up to you :)

i had a friend and we entered the college in the same time, in just a few day she already have many friends. ikr its a new environment for both of us and she already got friends. i just can't do it like her. we are totally different. she's so friendly and meanwhile i'm a socially awkward person. i just can't talk to people so easily. if i had a conversation with them, it always ended up with awkward silence.

thank you michelle! I live in a small village on mountains in Italy, so it's really difficult to go out because we don't have any mall or things like that, and there are no neighbours, all houses are really far away from others. i don't have many friends and the little ones are far away from me or they often have other plans, so I end up being alone all the times, even on friday or saturday nights. I was just so depressed in these days because of that, but your video helped me a lot with my motivation and now I'm saying 'God, tomorrow school is starting with another year and there are 800 people in my school, I will make new friends and start enjoying my life!'. I attempted suicide months ago but I'm still here and I finally understood that I have to love life. So thank you Michelle for all that you do for us.

Everyone is different yet she shared sometimes the same experience. Since I broke up with a friendship in 2009 I am afraid to really connect to people, because I'm scared to be hurt like I was after this friend. Thankfully I have my best friend, that we met 10 years ago and our friendship is getting stronger every day. You really need to understand each person and personalities, to fully bloom a sincere bond. Thank you Mish, that was inspiring.

You forgot something. "Don't betray them and always be there for them" once you trust each other, make sure to keep their secrets safe and just within you two~ and when they need help, be sure to be there for them and support them. (: OMG! I so can totally relate with the last part! Hahaha #CatLover

i lost my best friends and i really missed them :(

I am an exchange student from Taiwan. I just got here for two month. Making friends with American is really hard for me. I love this video, and i will follow these tips to try to make an American friends. Thank you so much for gave me courage.

When I was younger I had difficulty on making friends. I was too shy, too lonely and I was not smiling a lot. When I went to high school I said to my self ''Ariana this is your chance, don' t be alone anymore''. I have to tell you that after this choice I had seven best friends and 24 people that we just talk sometimes just for the fun and I do not stop there. If someone that I don' t know speaks to me, like a new boy or girl at school I put my self in his shoes and I talk to him about anything I know it' s going to make him feel better. .. From then till today I am a talkative and communicative person that can make friends everywhere and I am so proud for my self.!!!!

Hi Miss! Don't get me wrong when i say this i mean you are one of my favorite youtubers and role models for me but you haven't done an actual makeup tutorial in like FOREVER. I mean ths stuff you have been posting is awesome and stuff, but I really love your tutorials! Please, for your next upload do a makeup tutorial! Ily!

your like all of our big sisters love you mish

gosh. michelle is so caring and kind. I cannot even imagine how good of a friend she it. Michelle, if you re reading this, I truly love you. you have taught me to be myself and live my life finding out who I am. Thank you

I had this best friend for 7 or 8 years and we were together all the time. We shared common interests and loved to do things together, no matter what it was. One day, she told me she was moving to another state, and that crushed me to the point where my depression and anxiety controlled my every thought and every action. By the time she did move away, I realized how alone i was and how bad of a friend she actually was. Yeah, we had common interests and she always talked to me about everything, but she didn't take the time to ask me about how I feel or notice when I'm not having a good day. I always notice when a friend is upset or something is off, and I usually mention it to them. But its like she never bothered to look up from herself and think about other people. Its been about a year since she moved and I tried my hardest to keep in contact with her, but she doesn't seem to be interested in me anymore and got lots of new friends, even one with the same first name as me. I do have other friends, but they all share the same similarity that they don't want to put in the energy to get to know me. Friendship is ALL about putting in an effort, otherwise it'll lead to somebody being crushed. I've learned to take what I can get and that's not a way to live. If you have a friend and you both feel a deep connection, don't let that go. It's something that is rare and should be cherished, don't take the other person's kindness for granted, that's one of the worst things you can do.

my best friend ... i don't trust her anymore dissapoimted me alot i had to let her go . find someone worth in life

I have a friend in school, we started being close to each other last month (August). She's fun and cool but one thing I don't really like about her is that she jumps into conclusions. When you uploaded this, my classmate was asking me to teach her more about Hangul (korean handwriting) because I know how to read & write Hangul. I was teaching her while cleaning and my bff was just standing. I know I made a mistake about leaving her alone, it's just the my classmate is a kpop fan but she's still new so I can't talk her about other kpop groups. So, me and my classmate were chatting for 5-7 minutes and then when I looked around, my bff was gone. I didn't know why so I thought she just had to do something important. When I opened my FB yesterday morning, she posted a picture "Sadness is seeing your bestfriend close with someone else" with her caption "Yesterday :( " I asked her about it and she said yes (if that was me she was talking about). She anonymously posted in FB about me when she doesn't even know what I feel almost everyday!!! She has a this guy friend and whenever we hangout during breaks she would find him and when she does, she leaves me alone and start talking non-stop to him. I would just stand there and stay quiet. I suffer this almost everyday but I didn't complain about it. And she has this personality that I hate : crushing on boys. She crushes on a guy -> they become close -> the boy moves on -> she finds another guy. I don't want to be friends with her anymore, I've always wanted to speak out my feelings but I don't want her to cry because her guy friend might defend her and he & his group might start back-biting me. I'm not used to people back-biting me

It's hard to let go of friends especially when you're not the kind of person to easily make friends to begin with. I lost my two best friends to each other. it seems they have more in common with each other than they each do with me which is great. I am genuinely happy for them and glad that they have each other, but it has been very difficult for me to get past it and not feel like the "left out" one. thanks for the video Michelle.

Thank you so much for this video! You don't even understand how much I needed to hear this. I just started high school a month ago and I am having a really hard time fitting in and finding my group of people. I feel lost and this video gives my hope and positivity so thank you so much!

gah im always so awkward :C i alway mess up on the engage part, all i think about when im talking is, omg theyre judging me, im so awkward, what do i say now, oh shit did i just say that out loud.

Ur voice is so relaxing, its like a zen music to me.

I definitely agree with many of these. I think being proactive in friendship makes a a big difference.

I can't believe it... my friend she is not accepting any other friends in her life. We were BFFs but I realise that having a friend is better than a BFF. When you break apart from your friend you feel like you don't deserve another chance. But I had another chance but she changed she was more like a bully, I don't like the same band as her and she hates me. Then she did something that made everyone in class hate me. But I have a friend that doesn't get a chance. When there's a problem she's always wrong cause no one believed her. Once well more like today she got in trouble with another girl and the teacher was going to send at least one of them to the other home room and everyone was cheering that she leaves... I was the only one wanting her to stay and I just know that I have to be the change I want to be in the world... You taught me alot. Thank you so much!

Michelle thank you so mich. This is one of your best videos. I have tears in my eyes. Your a big sister for me. I am 18 and you are a bog inspiration for me . You spoke so emotional and ressuringly. Thank you for all your positif energy. I love you so much.^_^

I don't have a real best true friend evey people i used to call "friends" they never where cause when i needed them the most they weren't there for me and that is what hurts i do the best of my self and no one is there 😞

Michelle, I am 10 years old and have been watching your videos for almost two years. I love how you inspire people and transform into amazing characters, just like magic. Magic is not something that is true like witches and spells. You recreate something so incredible it almost feels like magic. I would love to be in one of your videos because I want to be just like you. I only have one friend and he doesn't go to my school. I never get to see him. No one really likes me. When I watch your videos I kinda escape from reality and just zone out. Thanks for being such a great person and always knowing what to say, having a gentle kind voice that makes me smile. Love, Your biggest fan

Hey Michelle! Even tho there are thousands of comments like mine I still want to say thank you for your videos and life advices. you come over as a very sincere person. I wish I had a friend like you: wise and honest

She hasn't done a lot of makeup videos lately. Is she busy with something?

Before 301 views, what an accomplishment!

Hey Mish I just wanted to let you know how much this video means to me personally. Its one of my favorite videos because it makes me questioned myself, in a good way. I come back to this video every so often it makes me feel better when im down. Thanks for all that you do 💗💗💗

I go to university and i try to make some friends in my class but it's hard. Probably because we think that the others have to do the first step, isn't real. I have to change myself and say " Yes, I can have a friend even if i'm feeling different, strange and uncomfortable because maybe the others don't want me or hear my story but I want a chance to prove myself ". We have to try, we have to explore. Thank you Mish, I love you. Good Luck

Recently a month ago I started in a new school with total new people, my other friends told already on their few weeks how they had made friends or simply chatted with them and how they were nice and all, but.. I couldn't connect with that. My class everyone else seemed to be somehow friends already but I am alone. I haven't made any friends or do people seem to even be interested in me and it has caused lots of stress for me. During breaks I just stand alone in the hallways and try to seem busy with my phone because I don't wanna look lonely. I am a very shy person and just going out to people and say hi is extremely hard for me. I just don't know what to do, I feel so lonely.. :c

Really needed this right now.. Just started highschool and I haven't made any friends yet sigh

Thank you for telling me to let go. 1 sided relationships for anything is not fun at all. I always knew I deserved better than what she gave me, but it was the last connection to anyone I had. But thank you for showing me how to make new friends in the future

The thing i love about michelle is that she's a genuinely a nice person

i need this because i am a psychopath

UR THE BEST MICHELLE

I'm in my 2nd year of college now and was really discouraged because everyone says how you'll make new friends in college and whatnot. I didn't make any real friendships last year at all, I'd talk to people in class and whatnot but we never talked/hung out outside of class. It's just harder than I thought it would be. I had friends in high school, but once we all graduated we just drifted apart. I just go to class and go home and just don't really feel connected to anyone. It really gets me down sometimes because I feel like I just don't fit in anywhere. It's hard not to feel like a loser when everyone else is going to parties and hanging out and etc.

This video reminds me so much of my friendships that I used to have but didn't end up well. There's no way to control a person, and it won't be good to force things either. Somehow it's better to accept things as it goes, no matter how hard or painful it gets and remember the good moments, the fun that I had with all of them! In that case, (I'm hoping) if we ever happen to cross roads or meet again, I would be able to embrace them. Without any hate or anger or frustration, when we finally learn to let go and feel happy on our own again. Through repeated experiences, one does grow stronger and also to see things from much more perspective. Not to forget, being thankful.

It's funny how you have a heap of similarities with people online but you can't connect with the people in your town. What a cruel world.

I left school a year ago and since then have lost all my friends. They all went to college but I went straight in to full time employment so we just long contact with each other. I tried to stay close with my best friend, she was like a sister to me, but she became popular and ran out of time for me. I'm finding life so hard with no friends. It's not that I feel like a loser, I don't really care about that. I'm just lonely and I never seem to even get the opportunity to make a new friend. Don't really know what to do :/

This was really heart felt. Thank you.

Michelle i find it hard, not cuz im not friendly,but because sometimes im too friendly and people take advantage of that. In the end im the one who's getting hurt. I find its more easy not to open urself too much. Also not to have REALLY close friends cuz the more u love a person the chances are that that person is gonna hurt u the most. SO my advice is to be an easy going person but dont open urself in that point where people hurt you. Its not about making new friends,but exploring urself in them :)

Today is my birthday and I wanted to have a small bbq party with my roommates and some people I've met in the new city I moved to in late June. No one I invited came over. :( #ForeverAlone More food for me though.

Things change. I love that. I had a best friend for 7 years & suddenly she changed & becuz of that our friendship changed. We are no longer friends. All of these things constantly remind me of our friendship but I had to let our friendship go.

You know Michelle I'd just like to say thank you. I have really struggled with friends, they all just moved on an abandoned me and unfortunately there was no one else there. I am moving schools so I will remember these tips for making friends, fingers crossed. Thank you xx

This was beautifully shot,and I love Michelle and her makeup tutorials, but I found the steps in this video completely trite. In order to make a new friend that turns into a deep, meaningful friendship, my advice would be to 1) Yes, follow your interests and passions in order to find someone you have something in common with. Introduce yourself and get their number or at least add them on Facebook. 2) Share with them about yourself, your dreams, your fears, and then LISTEN. Listen to what they have to say--don't just want for your turn to speak and don't interrupt! 3) Always be yourself. Be honest and genuine. If that person is not honest and genuine with you, or they don't like you for who you are, then you do not want them to be your friend. 4) Be thoughtful. Send them a message to let them know you're thinking about them. See something cool you think they would like? Send them a picture or buy them a little gift. It truly is the thought that counts.

Can we get some more makeup videos, those are my fave!

The quality and effort of this video is so amazing! :)

Omg i cried watching this... Life has made me and a friend really drift apart.. Damm i missed those times...

Don't carve into trees.

I beat myself up because I have Zero friends... I don't think I've made a new friend since kindergarten, and eventually they all moved away and disconnected from me... I've gone through middle school, high school, university without a single friend... I guess I'm just socially retarded. I've become very robotic in isolation. People tell me I'm not even alive, I just exist.

This is like a sober buzzfeed video 😂

I found this video extremely helpful. My problem is I can't be honest with the people that think are my friends. When I met them in first grade I constantly told them, best friends forever, we are going to be the bestest friends! But now I feel dumb, because they constantly prove me wrong on EVERYTHING I say. They always exclude me and I just want to move one. But when I tell them I'm tired they either give in and say they'll stop which never ends up happening, or they tell me that I'm being over dramatic. And I am getting annoyed with them but I also just want to move on.. I see all the internet posts about what best friends do any I can never relate to any. I just need a friend. A true friend that treats me fair and doesn't take me for granted. A true friend that respects me for me

Wow, just reading the comments down below is so uplifting in my heart because it really made me realize that, im not the only person who feels hurt over not having close friends or none at all. All I know is that God is my friend because he died for me because he loves me and he promised to always be with me. So I extend that same love to all of you out there who are in need of it.

😘 you are absolutely gorgeous!😍

I needed this😊

There's something wrong about looking for friendship. You're basically telling yourself that, "Okay, I'll make friends now." It doesn't happen that way. Real friendships just happen. You don't plan it. If you plan it, then you're investing in the idea of friendship rather than actually just being a friend. That's like telling yourself, "Okay, I'll fall in love now." It just doesn't happen that way. The best way to keep a friendship for me is understanding and acceptance. But that takes time, strength and perseverance. And most of all POSITIVITY. No matter how many friends disappoint you, don't lose your positive attitude towards people. Don't lose your light. That's one of the most important things you have and no one can take that away from you. Only yourself. So protect it, nurture it, strengthen it and appreciate it. -- But this for me is the most important thing to achieving that. One of the best ways to keep strong and positive is understanding. But for you to understand others, you have to learn how to understand yourself. Once you understand yourself, you have self-awareness. Self-awareness is knowing why you are the way you are and how you got there. That takes the strength to face yourself (even if there are scary things that are hard to face.) and accept it. Once you accept it, you can now try to understand it. -- What happened in the past that that made me who I am? How was I raised? What kind of environment did I grow up in? What key moment in my life propelled me to a certain direction of change? What are the things about myself that make me happy? What are the things about myself that get in the way of my happiness? -- These are all questions you can ask yourself once you decide to know yourself. Self-awareness allows you to take control of your life. It gives you the choice of who you want to be. Without it, you'll just be reacting to situations based on the kind of behaviour you've developed over the years. And I'm not saying all behaviour is bad. It's just that, if there are things about yourself that get in the way of making REAL CONNECTIONS then asking yourself these things enables you to change those things. Self-awareness and acceptance are the keys to building real connections. Because that's when you know and understand yourself. Once you have that, you are now able to understand and know others. Fully understanding and accepting another person is what makes a real friendship. Not the idea that you have similar interests, text each other all the time, share secrets, etc. Yes those are part of it, but without understanding and acceptance, a real connection is not possible to achieve. -- If you've ever had someone who truly understood and accepted you then that is a REAL FRIEND. Don't let go of that person. Even if you don't speak for a long time, you'll ALWAYS have a connection. I respectfully disagree with Michelle about friendships ending. Real Friendships never end. They last forever. You'll never lose it. Because even if that friend changes, you will still choose to understand and accept it. Even if you change, your friend will understand and accept you. A real connection never goes away. You will always have it. It's just up to you both to take care of it or not. Once you have a REAL CONNECTION with someone, treasure it and appreciate it. Remember it takes understanding and accepting yourself to be able to truly understand and accept others. And that is the foundation of all great friendships.

Thank you Michelle!!! I just moved to Yellowknife 3 weeks ago and I knew no one at all. This video really helped me be the one to reach out to them first. I always thought I had to wait till they come to me, but I just went up to people and now...Bam common interest equals kpop.