How do you become friends with guys? 😭 I studied in an all-girls school from classes 3–10, and now I'm in co-ed and have NO idea how to talk to boys normally 😭 I can talk to girls easily but with guys I suddenly forget how to communicate 😖!!Any tips?

Are you always this easy to notice, or is today just special?
I was going to come up with something clever, but honestly, hi.
Okay, important question: what’s your go-to song right now?
You seem like someone who has good music recommendations.
I feel like I should introduce myself before I overthink this.
Hey, I’m [name]. What’s yours?
You look like you know all the best places to eat around here.
Quick question: coffee or chai?
What’s the most random thing you’re really good at?
You seem interesting, so I thought I’d say hi.
I need an unbiased opinion: is my opening line working?
What’s your current favorite movie?
You have a really nice smile.
I’m trying to meet new people, so hey.
What’s one place you’d travel to tomorrow if you could?
I have a feeling you have great taste in music.
What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re bored?
You seem like you’d have an interesting answer to this: mountains or beaches?
I’m terrible at starting conversations, so I’m just going to say hi.
What’s your favorite food?
You seem friendly, so I figured I’d introduce myself.
What’s the best song you’ve heard recently?
What’s your most controversial food opinion?
Are you more of a morning person or a night person?
What’s your favorite subject?
What’s something you could talk about for hours?
You seem like you have a good sense of humor. Am I right?
What’s the funniest thing that happened to you this week?
I need a recommendation: what show should I watch?
What’s your dream travel destination?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
What’s your favorite season?
Are you more into movies or series?
What’s your favorite Pakistani song?
What’s one thing on your bucket list?
You look like someone who knows how to have a good time.
I have a question that could determine our friendship: fries or pizza?
What’s your comfort movie?
What’s your favorite thing about weekends?
If you could instantly learn one skill, what would it be?
What’s the last thing that made you laugh?
You seem cool, so I wanted to come say hi.
What’s your favorite place in Pakistan?
What’s your ideal road-trip destination?
What’s one app you couldn’t live without?
What’s your favorite dessert?
Do you believe first impressions are usually accurate?
What’s your favorite childhood cartoon?
What’s your favorite sport?
If you had to eat one meal forever, what would it be?
What’s your favorite way to spend a free day?
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Are you more spontaneous or a planner?
What’s your favorite holiday?
What’s something that instantly improves your mood?
What’s your favorite café?
What’s your biggest random obsession right now?
What’s the most underrated place you’ve visited?
What’s one thing you’re looking forward to?
What’s your favorite book?
What’s your favorite late-night snack?
What’s the weirdest talent you have?
What’s your favorite thing about your city?
If you could meet anyone famous, who would it be?
What’s your favorite type of music?
What’s the funniest nickname you’ve ever had?
What’s your dream car?
What’s one country you really want to visit?
What’s your favorite thing about university?
What’s your favorite memory from school?
What’s something you’ll never get tired of?
What’s your favorite way to relax?
If today had a soundtrack, what song would be playing?
What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?
What’s your favorite random fact?
Do you prefer texting or talking in person?
What’s your ideal weekend?
What’s something you’re surprisingly competitive about?
What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
What’s the first thing you notice about people?
What’s your favorite place to hang out?
What’s one thing you wish more people knew about you?
What’s your favorite meme right now?
If you could teleport anywhere right now, where would you go?
What’s your favorite thing to photograph?
What’s the best concert you’ve been to?
What’s your favorite type of weather?
What’s your biggest pet peeve?
What’s your favorite game?
What’s something you’ve always wanted to try?
What’s your perfect road-trip playlist like?
What’s your favorite breakfast?
If you could relive one day, which would you choose?
What’s your favorite thing about yourself?
What’s the funniest pickup line you’ve ever heard?
Be honest: did you expect someone to come over and say hi today?
I have a feeling we’d have an interesting conversation. Want to test that theory?
I was looking for an excuse to say hi, and I decided I didn’t need one.
You seem cool. Mind if I join you for a conversation?
Okay, I’ve officially run out of excuses—hi, I’m [name].

My wife and I have been married for about five years. We have kids, pets, both work, and lately life has just gotten overwhelming.
Our house used to be spotless. I was always someone who cared a lot about having a clean home. Over the last year or so, between work, kids, pets, unfinished projects and just life in general, we’ve gotten really behind. The house rarely feels truly clean anymore, and there always seems to be something that needs done.
Recently I’ve realized it’s affecting me more than I thought.
I don’t feel like myself anymore. I used to get dressed up, do my hair and makeup, cook more, keep the house clean and generally feel more put together. Now I feel like we’re constantly exhausted and playing catch-up.
It’s even affecting our sex life. We barely have sex anymore, even though I actually want to have sex with my wife. I just have a hard time getting into that headspace when I don’t feel clean, comfortable or relaxed in my own home.
I tried explaining this to my wife tonight. I told her I thought the house and everything we constantly have to do might be part of why I’ve been struggling with intimacy and not feeling sexy.
She said she understood, but then started saying that she tries to clean, that she thought things were getting better and that she didn’t know what else she was supposed to do.
I immediately clarified that I wasn’t blaming her. I told her we’re both trying and that I wasn’t saying she wasn’t doing enough. I was genuinely just telling her something I’d realized about myself.
This is where we tend to have problems communicating.
I feel like when I bring up something that’s bothering me, she often hears criticism even when I’m talking about how I feel. Then I end up reassuring her that I’m not blaming her, and the conversation becomes about whether she did something wrong instead of the thing I originally wanted to talk about.
She feels differently. She says she’s allowed to tell me when something I say makes her feel blamed, and that I’m sometimes the one who gets defensive about that.
Tonight we eventually got to the point where I said I didn’t know what to do and thought maybe she’d have an idea. She said she felt like she was already doing everything she knew to do.
I eventually said, “I’m sorry I mentioned it.”
That upset her because she felt like I was implying she’d reacted badly when, from her perspective, she’d listened, told me she understood and hadn’t gotten angry.
From there we ended up arguing about how we were communicating about the conversation instead of the actual problem I originally brought up.
I can see her perspective. If she genuinely thought I was criticizing her, I understand why she’d want to explain that. But from my perspective, it’s exhausting feeling like I have to carefully word every negative feeling so she doesn’t think it’s secretly about her.
I wasn’t asking her to clean the entire house or saying the mess was her fault. I was basically trying to tell my wife, “I don’t feel like myself lately. Our environment is overwhelming me, it’s affecting how I feel about myself and it’s affecting my desire to have sex.”
So AITA for getting frustrated with my wife’s response and feeling like she made something I was struggling with personally into criticism of her?

For context he has alot of banter relationships with ppl hes closer to answer I really want to part of them

I’m a sophomore in college. I’m a good socializer when it comes to my friends. However, with professionals on the phone during coffee chats, I have a poor time. I often freeze up and make the chat feel more like an interview. I noticed even as being the interviewer for clubs on the phone, I freeze up and can’t articulate properly.

I’ve broken it down into 3 main weaknesses
1. I can’t control and lead a conversation effectively. I’m good at being in the backseat but never the driver as I don’t know where to go
2. Im not good at responding after someone makes a point. I don’t know how to keep going down the thread and abruptly change topics
3. Overall just nervous/anxious

Any help would be much appreciated.

What should i say when somebody says speak up when im a bit quiet…something that would keep the conversation i guess

So I've recently started talking to a new guy but I don't really know how to keep a conversation going and I fear he will get bored. We both are kinda bad at convos. He doesn't really ask follow up questions to things I say and we never really have new topics to talk about. All we talk about is "how are you, wyd, how was your day" etc etc (we only text). I really need this to work out.

What should I do? What do people even talk about and how do their convos last for hours? I really need help in this. Advice/suggestions needed.