>>359044219
>1
dude you're way overthinking this. if one of my gaming friends asks me what's up, I tell them what recent games I've been playing. if one of my friends who likes to share life experiences asks what's up, I tell them what emotional ups and downs I had lately. etc etc. saying "nothing much" basically sends a signal of "I don't even know why I'm talking to you, we have nothing in common". if you really feel that way about someone, stop pretending to be their friend and find other people that actually have stuff as a common interest with you.

>2
if they don't know you well, don't say bye. I said to say bye to friends, not to strangers. obviously it'll come off as awkward if you say bye to people who don't have much of anything to do with you.

>3
maybe that's really the reason. so what? who cares. the point is that if you remember stuff about others, you can use that stuff later to get closer to them

>4
to me this just goes back to 1. the stuff you say here sounds like you didn't really meet any actual friends yet and you hang out with people who aren't your friends, and then act surprised when those acquaintances-at-best don't care about you.

go back to step 0. what is your real "yourself"? what do you like doing on your free time? who is the real you? I think you're just hanging out with the wrong groups right now because you didn't even realize who the right groups for you are