I started my freshman year of college two months ago and so far I've not made any friends. I spend most of my free time alone which makes me sad. I eat all my meals alone, go downtown alone, spend most evenings alone studying or reading. Basically everything. I'm an introvert and I've always liked solitude, but not this much. I've gone to all sorts of clubs and social events, but to no avail. Some people I meet aren't very nice or don't share my values (like basic politeness). I also tend to have obscure interests which doesn't help. I'm just not good at connecting with people, I guess. In my anthropology classes we've learned about how humans (and other primates) are social creatures and depend on sociality to survive. I've started to feel somewhat depressed and like there's something wrong with me. If I didn't write letters to my two friends from high school, call my family everyday, and go home every weekend it would be a lot worse.
Anyways, whatever advice or words of wisdom you all have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!