[Dawn]

I'm not that good when meeting new people myself, like you, I was seen as different by my peers growing up and only bonded with a few other 'outcasts' even through I was on friendly terms with some of the more popular kids.

I always find it hard to find something small to talk about, most people seem to want to know your whole life story in the first meeting and I am not a fan of talking about myself really, maybe after I get to know the person better but I am not huge on gossip which turns alot of people off when meeting me cause most people want to gossip.

Whenever out meeting new people, just think, what do I want this new person to know about me and try to find some common ground, like movies or music. That was how I broke the ice with the two new people I met here after I moved. The first one was a huge fan of horror movies same as me so we got into discussion involving our fav. horror movies.
For the other person, we planned a day out since she was my next neighbour's granddaughter and we ended up discussing about our different schooling and crafts and even through we didn't know each other, we had a total blast and want to do it again sometime soon.