... You're right! I am always going to try and make more friends... but I also need to really value the friends I have who like me as much back!

[He might not acknowledge it, but he knows he'll get caught up in trying to be so impressive to people he doesn't know... he might wind up not paying his full attention to the friends he already has. And even if he tells himself not to do it, it'll wind up happening. Luckily, most of the people here so far he's pursued as friends were worth it, and had no interest in just using him. But that might not always be the case...]