r/socialskills is a subreddit with 6.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses socializing, awkwardness, friends, communication, and loneliness, and they frequently recommend/review self-help book.
Social skills are a set of learned abilities for interaction and communication with others. Any time you interact with another person, you're using social skills in some way. Strong social skills can help build and maintain successful relationships in personal and professional life. Note this is not a dating-advice or general life-advice sub. Please be sure to read the rules or the auto-sticky (on all posts) before posting.
Popular Themes in r/socialskills
#1
Advice Requests
: "How I learned to become comfortable talking to strangers in 6 weeks"
49 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "People changed after 2020"
24 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I made a set of mantras to be sociable. Hope it helps someone."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/socialskills
#1
Socializing
: "Start to Socializing"
26 posts
#2
Awkwardness
: "People who look else where while holding conversations"
19 posts
#3
Friends
: "How to Make Friends: The Rule They Don't Tell You"
18 posts
#4
Communication
: "My surgeon boss told me they love me during a procedure."
17 posts
#5
Loneliness
: "Weekends hit different when you have no one"
16 posts
#6
Friendship
: "Years of Isolation Changed Me, But I’m Trying to Talk to People Again"
12 posts
#7
Self Confidence
: "How to not sound boring and old as young person?"
12 posts
#8
Confidence
: "How to not sound boring and old as young person?"
10 posts
#9
Frustrating
: "How to respond to being called out. Feeling embarrassed"
10 posts
#10
Friendships
: "How to get rid of the sadness of not being accepted?"
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/socialskills
Self-help Book
2 reviews
#1
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reading Body Language
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Atomic Habits
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/socialskills
Yearly
+47k members(0.7%)
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Last updated: May 28, 2026