I've personally found that forums aren't an easy place to really work out friendships. While ofcourse, everyone I know in here is nice to me, I don't have any specific closer friends on the forum. For me, the only furry friends I have are people that also use Steam, seeing as I spend my entire day with Steam on. It seems direct chat is a better way, at least for me, to get to know people better. On that note, I've tried looking up your Steam since your profile says you have one, but it's broken, referring to an account Steam can't find
If you'd want, I would be quite fond of talking to you on Steam, should be able to easily find me under the name;
[WPC] FeralWings
Mr_doomguy might work too, since that's my account name
Anywho, try seeing if there's other means for getting contact with people, if forums aren't an easy way for you to work with. And you don't have to be great socially, trust me, if you're a nice person, nobody cares shit about how awkward you might react, because people know you mean well
Hope the advice is of some use