<human>: I love that my boyfriend has a good circle of friends who invite him out a lot to parties and group games and the like. Most days when he's not with me or at a group he's out at parties or days out . Meanwhile, the most recent thing I've done that didn't involve him or family was going to see an internet friend of mine in London for the first time. Whilst it was wonderful, it's the first time I've properly gone out in about a month.

I no longer have a stable friends group since moving from school to college. I met my boyfriend through college and we have a small (4-5 people) friend group there but they're often not around to meet up. He has a big group of friends from the drama groups he goes to and his old friends from school. We've been friends for a long time but only got together last month and in this time it's really made me realise how much time I spend alone.

I've spent most of my summer procrastinating or working on commissions. I want to get out more and do things but I don't know how! I've never been invited to a 'proper' party and the only social things I go to are ones that I've organised. That alone makes me feel like people don't want to meet up with me; I don't get invited anywhere, I only make events and often they don't even happen because people have other plans.

I'd love to join a group/club like he does but I don't have a stable source of income and I'm no longer comfortable with asking my parents for money for non-vital things. His mother has always been very keen on getting him to groups and out socialising but especially now I'm over 18 my parents very much leave things like that down to me. His friends group is very tight knit and has been around for a long time and as such I'm not at all comfortable with trying to push him into +1ing me.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Help me Reddit, I think sitting in my room alone all day is having a bad affect on my general happiness and also my social skills. How do I meet new people that share my interests without spending lots of money?