>tfw cellphone-less wizard
>tfw finally get a cellphone in the hope that it allows me to be more social
What next? When I meet people, do I ask for their number, or is that not ok? Or do I ask for whatsapp for texting? Is there any phone etiquette that a social retard should know about?
Cell phones are only for telling the time and listening to music
You generally want to get aquainted to the person first. By exchanging numbers you are saying "I intend to see/hang out with you again."
It's customary for any man that isn't a faggot to get the number of every cute girl he talks to.
You are so far behind its best to just stop dude
You could try joining gaming communities on discord and work your way towards befriending specific people.
you may be far behind, it is kind of weird to be asked or to ask someone for their number, honestly just do it anyways like they'll think it's a little odd but if youre an otherwise kind fellow they;ll immediately forget about it and tell you,
you are breeding a shooter with that giving up talk
I figure it'll help me get over my fear of getting lost, and therefore never going to new places or going to meet people outside of my comfort zone.
Well I already got the phone, so I'll give it a shot at least. I'm not going to give up so easily anymore.
Ok that's good to know, thanks. If I've seen someone a couple times at a gathering and talked is it ok to ask for their number?
Maybe, but they probably wouldn't be local and I might get long distance charges.
Why is it odd to ask for someone's number? Is there something I should be doing instead?
Remember, if you miss someone's call or don't respond immediately after receiveng a text people will assume you hate them. Decide to turn the shitty thing off for the day to have some peace and quiet? People will assume you're literally insane.
Where I'm from people generally ask for your instagram before they ask for your number. It's so they can determine if you're the kind of person they would want to associate it. Seriously, you never should've bothered.
If you use a chatroom app you won't get long distance fees it's just like using Jow Forums. But yea finding people who live close enough to meet up is hard
Instagram? I don't have one. What if I make one and put my art on it, is that ok?
As I understand it, instagram is where people post selfies and shit. If I ask a girl for her insta, it sounds like I just want to creep on her photos, doesn't it? Isn't that weird? Also, how exactly does sharing instagrams lead to further communication?
you have a paranoid disorder normal people have the benefit of the doubt
>selfies
Only for girls. Guys should have pictures of themselves with friends. That's what girls are looking for anyway. If you lack friends, posting your art is fine. Asking a girl for her instagram is ok, people are more comfortable with that than just giving out their numbers.
instagram is absorbing the features of every other competing app and lots of young people like to use it to spend time browsing memes and their friends shit, get it and post some pictures of yourself doing something you like, get used to it, learn how your supposed to use it,
its honestly can be less awkward asking for someone's instagram than their number at this point cause plenty of people text using it and I think you can call with it too
Ok so I should ask women I meet for their instagram tags and then message them later using that. Got it. What about other guys I want to be friends with? Same deal, or is asking for their numbers better since it's less potentially creepy?
Try not to message right away. In my experience it's better to get a little back and forth pic liking for a while. Casual comment here and there. See that's the digital/social media equivalent of playing it cool, not being too available etc. I've had a surprising amount of luck with memes.
>before I deleted my profile and became a recluse that is
>asking for numbers
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just ask for people's instagrams regardless, man or woman, start off with that and hopefully you;ll be reintegrated into society, like some posts, try and be funny or nice in comments, just be a regualr dude, you might be a bit goofy at first, everyone else was too when they first got instagram in middle school, you are playing catchup but you;ll get there faster, i believe in you dude
>instagram
>middle school
my god I'm old
instagram has been around a long time, those kids have grown up, maybe op's peers started in high school or college, but it still applies
When will chads get off my board?
Ok one last question for you fine folks. Is it normal for people in their late 20s and 30s to use instagram? Is it a safe assumption that someone that age will have it?
Im younger than you (in late uni) so your experience might be different but this is how it goes for me
>letme add you on facebook user / ill find you in the facebook group of *whatever thing weve met at*
>"haha, yeah, about that. I dont have facebook"
>oh, ok. What about snapchat?
>"yeah, nah"
>well do you have anything?
>"uh, a phone number haha. I got whatsapp too."
>ok here it is
>never contacts me again
>will probably eventually respond if I message them
>'oh, sorry, i never check this' or some excuse
If you want just get all the normal apps and enjoying keeping up appearances.
Im content not to talk to these people though, honestly.
The only one im bitter about is a normie guy who said he didnt get signal at home so was the reason I got whatsapp but doesnt even open the messages I send until he has something to tell me. Every tine we bump into each other he wants to hang out and will arrange to later if we cant then but wont even talk to me outside of happenstance meetings in the street. It confuses me and annoys me.