"You know everyone. That's so cool!"

Does that sound familiar?

I hear it every single day. No matter who I'm walking with, if I wave to more than three people, I am always told how awesome it is that I know so many different people.

I'm a social floater.

Maybe I do know a lot of people. I've always been pretty outgoing. I talk to people in class, I meet friends of friends and I try to remember people's faces even if I may not remember their names.

I may be outgoing, but it is definitely not why I am a social floater. Being a floater is so much more than recognizing everyone you see.

I didn't choose to be this way. I try to make so many different types of friends because I know what it feels like to be alone. You never know what people are going through, as cliche as it may sound. A smile, a wave, or a "how are you?" could change someone's entire day. As long as I can make a difference in someone's life, I know everything will be okay.

Another one of my favorite lines is, "Oh my gosh, you have so many friends!"

Not exactly.

Floaters often have a lot of surface level friendships. You may put your heart and soul into doing things for others who may not feel as though they have to put the effort in for you. Maybe you just have a few people you sit with at lunch or talk to in class, but never extend passed the point of being acquaintances. Sometimes it's scary to try to make friendships more than they are, especially when everyone seems to have established groups of friends. You don't want to intrude on anything, so most of the time you just keep quiet.

Most of the time, you're forgotten. When you have so many different groups of friends, they always assume that someone else is occupying your time. Your friends think you're busy or already have plans, which you very well may. Reality is that you're actually waiting for one of those groups to shoot you a text and extend an offer to do something. Seeing all of your friends having fun together in pictures can be really disheartening, but sometimes you just have to suck it up and realize it takes two to tango.

Having so many acquaintances may be nice when you just want to say hi to someone but just remember, reaching out to people too can take you far.

If you're not a floater, reach out to your floater friends. They'll appreciate it more than you'll ever know.

Keep floating on.