I'm 24M, graduated a year ago. Didn't socialize at all during college because COVID made my schooling online and because of the poor asian family grindset. For the past few years I only cared about getting a 4.0 GPA and good job so I could help my parents with their debt. I managed to get the job but I have no friends or social life and feel very lonely.

My life basically looks like this: wakeup, work, exercise, play video games and fap, sleep, repeat. I don't really like fapping or playing games anymore. I only do it because it makes me feel numb and helps me forget my bad feelings for a while.

I'd like to have friends my age but I don't know how to meet anyone. Part of the problem is I work from home so I never meet people from work and I rarely leave my home, maybe 2-3 times a month for groceries/haircuts. I think I've got social anxiety or something because I find it extremely stressful to interact with people or go out in public.

I'd like to get a gf but I know there's no chance of that if I don't even have any friends. Also I'm quite ugly (tall and fit, but very ugly face). I thought about getting plastic surgery to fix that because I could easily afford it and maybe it would make me more confident and less stressed going out. But I feel I'd just be digging myself deeper into having a complex about my looks, not to mention my family would mock/criticize me for it. I considered using online dating apps to meet girls but since I'm ugly it seems like a horrible idea.

I've seen ppl online suggest: church, sports, clubbing/bars, volunteering. But I'm not religious, got a health issue that makes sports infeasible, and I don't drink or do drugs (ptsd from alcoholic druggy dad) and I find parties really stressful the couple of times I've been to any. Whenever I've volunteered in the past I never met anyone who wanted to make friends, mostly just older people who make small talk and focus on getting work done.

Any advice for what to do?

>>33306605 (OP)
Maybe you should try GAMBLING

>>33306648
lol ive got more than enough vices as it is

>>33306648
isn't that what elliot rodger did lol

IT's over.

I have a few suggestions. One is to get a dog and go to dog meet ups. The dog will force you to leave the house more, and girls love dogs. Another one is to try and join a club or activity that you CAN do, like pottery, painting or music. Literally get a hobby. Learning an instrument can be fun and you can meet people at open mics. You'll meat art bitches if you pick up art. Theres also cooking classes. Just look around and see what you like and what’s available.

>>33306605 (OP)
Join a club? Fencing or something, hang out with younger people if necessary

>>33309500
>>33309543
Thank you for the advice :) I've been thinking lately that all my hobbies are basically solo which do[spoiler][/spoiler]
esn't help. I will try to pick up some kind of group hobbies

>>33306605 (OP)
>not to mention my family would mock/criticize me for it
I thought Asians were redpilled on looks.

>>33311515
Have any in mind?

>mid 30s, no life
>no friends, no job, ignored by women
>my body is completely fucked
>have severe allergic gas reactions to spicy food
>friday evenings I always order thai and indian food
>spend weekends walking around huge foodcourt in nearby mall
>periodically release the most toxic foul smelling farts
>the smell is fucking vile
>like rotting raw chicken and the dumpsters behind an abortion clinic
>brings me joy to see people eating suddenly wretch with disgust
>”da fuuuuck is that smell”
>”my gawwwddddd”
>Ruined 5 familys lunch this past weekend

This is literally the only joy that life brings me.

>>33311904
I'm thinking of taking cooking classes. Even if I don't make any friends out of it, it would be still be useful imo. And maybe art too because I always found that fun. And thought of getting a pet, although my mother would probably throw a tantrum if I did that :)

>>33311888
I'm quite ugly but my mother insists that there's nothing wrong with me and that I'm handsome. I have very deep, noticeable scars from acne on my face, nonexistent chin, and a huge nose. My bullies and sometimes my family call me squidward, which hurts but is accurate.

I understand my mother's perspective, she wants to boost my confidence/self-esteem but if I were to bring up the topic of plastic surgery she'd be vehemently against it because "there is nothing wrong with you and you should accept yourself as you are".

I got kinda unlucky because my mom and dad are both quite good looking and my sister is too. My sister often mocks me for being ugly, says stuff like "he's never gonna get a gf" and looks down on me in general. I'm sure she'd mock me a lot if I ever got plastic surgery too

>>33311926
This is unfortunate. I don't know what I would do if I made it to mid 30s without improving my situation. Probably fuck off to the country my parents were born in and help people out of poverty. I think I'll do that anyway when I'm sufficiently fed up of modern urban life