In order to have friends, it is simple but hard. You have to learn to give. Give good emotions, conversations, support, etc. People usually give to get. This doesn't really work, because your relationship becomes like a transaction. If you learn to give just to give, it will take you very far in the social realm.

Friendships are mutual. If you only want a friend to fulfill your own needs and not give that much back, you can count on it to fail. So you have to learn how to give.

You can think of relationships like bank accounts. You have to deposit something in order for the account to stay afloat. If you are like a needy person, you are like a person that only takes from relationships.

Practice being a giver. Ask your family to be honest with you if they feel like you are a needy person.

On a macro level, what you are learning to do is actually how to be an independent person. A person that is independent can take care of his or her own needs, so he or she doesn't have to ask others for resources constantly.

Aim to be a person that others can depend on.

Question for You - What’s frustrating you the most about not having a close friend?