Quote Originally Posted by DJ Arendee View Post
When I go to church meetings I always feel like a damn awkward bumpkin. The good thing is, people almost always come up and welcome me into the group, which is nice. But everytime, I just feel completely out of place... like I dont' belong there. I'm too cold blooded to be hanging around with those people.

Anyway, I need some sort of solution. Any ideas? Thoughts on the issue at hand?
I've felt the same way after attending a few church gatherings with a friend. The atmosphere there was artificially kind and overly neighborly to the point of turning unnaturally saccharine and stifling, since everyone was being evaluated on the "goodness" of their character by other parishioners who picked up even on the smallest things that even I felt like the most ungracious miscreant and transgressor in that company. I think attending shared interests groups works out better for meeting new people than church groups - there are usually a few of those listed on craigslist and meetup.com.