Hi, am 18 and very shy, plz help?

My boyfriend was like this, he is a bit better now. He is so shy it controlled his life and still to a point does. I was just very attracted to him and wanted a buddy then it just happened the other way in relations. We ended up having so much in common its like a cosmic thing. Food, Movies, music, decor so very much in common. I suggest, go to a place for people to hang. Game shop, A coffe shop, a pool hall thing like and start mingle to one then another and become a regular. Friendship to one meets another. You very much to go and do as much aspossible. The friend will happen. A guy knows a guy who knows a somebody. Something will click and you will get more out of life too. Then remember you will never know. One day in a store you just have to help someone or then just give that complement to the right person the old laundry mat theory. Routines are ment to be broken.