Some of the recent discussion could fit in this thread:
I’m no ladies man. I think iron is wrong when he says that one should never express attraction to a woman who is not a close friend, but I think there is a kernel of usefulness there. How would you talk to a woman if you wanted to be friends with zero romantic interest?
Friendship as an adult is hard and I’m bad at making new friends. It’s not like high school or college where you get dumped in with a bunch of people and sort of form friendships by default (unless you’re a loner like me). It’s not just going to magically happen just by being a nice person in the same space.
What do you do to establish shared interests with another human being?