I was like that until I was 18/19ish, which was when I changed my mindset, and instead of being this insecure shell full of unused potential, I decided to instead work on myself, until I'm truly content with who I am. Things were very different after a while, as I noticed that I not only became more confident, but also that people were a lot more interested in engaging with me as a result.

When it comes to dating, you will know when you've found the right person. There were a bunch of girls I was interested in over the past few years, and I always felt the same way you did, and thought that I don't have anything interesting to talk to them about. Until I met someone on this sub with whom it felt different. I didn't worry about being boring or anything, and the conversations just felt natural. During our first phone call there were lots of moments where we didn't know what to say for almost a minute at times. Yet we still talked for four and a half hours, and she even told me how much she enjoyed the conversation the day afterwards.

Stay strong and make yourself the best version of you that you can imagine, and I can assure you that things will get better :)!