>>324190135
By 'next step' I mean friends, not sex. The best I've ever managed in /vrg/ is a few people who will usually greet me and spend a few minutes with me before going to their real friends. Or very occasionally send me a message outside the game but won't sustain any kind of conversation or ever want to make plans.

In real life, I've managed to be accepted into groups in the past, but I'd always get the least attention by far, left out of any arrangements despite being there while they're made, and any attempt to engage more would be ignored, quickly moved past, or received negatively.