Well, social services is giving me a weekly budget of money and I can spend it on things to improve my life. I'm very poor with social skills although I can usually mask this very well. So I'm getting a support worker aka a befriender to basically, be my friend and take me out to wherever I want to go and do whatever I want to do. This is all great but I am unsure how to start a friendship with this person and how to keep it, when I do begin to meet them. Last time I had a befriender, I went out with them almost straight away and I know this was a mistake. It cost me a sort of friend. Sorry if I'm going on but i'm a little worried that it won't go well again. I've had friends (Not genuine) on and off, but this is different. I could be getting this person for many years. So to get it to last I need to start off right, so advice on starting up a friendship correctly would be nice and just advice in general on this topic. Thank you for taking the time to read