<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

So it's my third year in university and my friend I've known since late high school is a bit socially inept. He doesn't make many friends and with girls, well... he had a pretty cute girlfriend once but somehow never made it to first base, and now he refuses to actually go for a girl. We've had a couple of parties and outings but he never makes a move on anyone, but then complains afterwards about no one liking him. He just thinks and tries too hard if he ever does try, but mostly he just doesn't try due to fear of failure. He's adamant on becoming more sociable, especially with the ladies, but WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. 

How do I break him out of his shell? He's had 2 full years in university, wants help with this, but refuses to listen to my group of friends and actually try. Help plz.
<bot>: My friend wants to get a girlfriend, but refuses to do anything to get one because he's too scared. How do I help him break out of his shell?