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I don't want to offend you or anyone in any way, I just wonder if it could have been a case of neurodiversity (you being neurodivergent in a way socializing didn't come as natural as for others).
In my case, I understood my own differences a little late. I was rejected a couple of times because I was apparently showing-off. I connected the dots years later: I was being too effusive and intense, which was read as arrogance or cockiness.
A friend of mine struggled with his autism. People during his school years thought he was grumpy (or worse), when in reality he was having a hard time coping with external stimuli and information.
People can see something is different, but many (even as adults) are not kind about the explanation. Instead of thinking that you are a shy person (or whatever trait they are judging), they might think you think you're better than them or whatever.
It's funny how many people default for an option in which the "weird" person is a bad person somehow, but there's probably some evolutionary adaptations to partially blame...
Same as my last paragraph. It's human nature to make judgments based on taste, on personal preferences, etc. "Pretty privilege" is real, and we should outgrow it, but... yeah. It even affects people deemed attractive as they cannot trust the same, they cannot escape things like comparisons, etc. Let's not talk about the bullying for the other side. It's vicious.
I hope you're okay after that experience.
I remember in high school overhearing a classmate say something about a classmate who happened to not be present that day. It was something along the lines of
Hearing that honestly rocked me, I'd never even considered that line of reasoning before. He wasn't talking about me, but I was pretty shy too (well, socially anxious) - I'm almost certain he thought the same about me, or even said it aloud when I wasn't around. I immediately thought "Does everyone else see me the same way? Do I appear stuck up and unapproachable?" Anyway, I haven't seen that dude in years, don't even remember his name, but I never forgot that line.