
I think it's also worth mentioning that Rome wasn't built in a day. Making connections doesn't happen instantly. It's incredibly rare to have a one-off encounter feel like a cemented, for-sure meeting. In my opinion, getting to know people means putting in the work to get to know them: Show up in the same spaces on the same person frequently. Learn the faces and names. Remember who you've talked to and what others have said. As mentioned above by a wise qiqirn, everyone had to start somewhere, and a good fair few of us started as door to door RP salesmen: Go everywhere, meet everyone, sell sell sell.
There's nothing wrong with variety in your characters, but think of it kind of like a dating scene: No one's getting married after the second date. Invest a little of yourself, be patient, and don't be afraid if things don't happen immediately. Seeds take time to produce sprouts. If you're replanting every two weeks, you can't blame the soil.
Quick, someone get more not-entirely-accurate analogies in here.
There's nothing wrong with variety in your characters, but think of it kind of like a dating scene: No one's getting married after the second date. Invest a little of yourself, be patient, and don't be afraid if things don't happen immediately. Seeds take time to produce sprouts. If you're replanting every two weeks, you can't blame the soil.
Quick, someone get more not-entirely-accurate analogies in here.