Dungeon-
Glad to see that being yourself seems to be working for you. It's always nice to know that people like you as you are
I was the same way, only with guys. I would have a crush on somebody and fantisize about them asking me out but never do anything about it. Then one day when I was a freshman in college my friends made me finally ask out a guy I had been obsessing over. We never actually went out, but it freed me to do things like that for myself.
I guess what I'm saying is, get out there, be yourself and you will see that you will make friends without actually trying as hard as you have been.