The worst lie ever told is that you grow out of being socially awkward and find your group of friends as you age.

I am 32 years old and im the most socially awkward I have ever been in my life. I desperately want to socially interact with people but realising that I am not suited either mentally or physically is just depressing. Even kids at the gym who are 10 years younger than me seem more socially normal than me. The worst part is my family who try to deflect and hide the truth by saying that I am just introverted and that I am perfectly fine and thats why I have a good career. They are clearly trying to save face so they dont look like bad parents who raised a socially awkward and ugly son. I have tried to join clubs and sports of my interest but every interaction I have with people seems so forced, and people probably pity me. They dont realise that you dont grow out of being socially awkward, you just stop trying to fight it and find ways to cope with it.