How Do You Actually Get Into a Relationship?

Well, if you have additional context it's worth providing it simply because people may be able to give you answers that are more relevant. But fundamentally, you'll go through life forming connections with others, and they will all develop to different degrees. Some people become acquaintances. Some become friends. Some become better friends. Relationships are just what happens when your connection to another person tips over into the romantic side of things, usually driven by physical attraction. There is no set way that it 'happens' and the mistake that people make who are actively pursuing relationships is that they think there are things they can do to progress further along that path. In practice there are things you can do to make yourself very broadly more attractive, and it's obviously possible when interacting with someone to make it more or less likely that they will want to be in a relationship with you. But there's no cheat code. It is about the connections you make with others, and the point at which two people decide to take their own persona connection onto the romantic side of things, and then to decide to be in a relationship with each other. That can happen, as I say, in many different ways.

in my experience, when the 'one' kind of just comes out of nowhere, i wasnt looking for a relationship at the time but i met my current boyfriend unplanned through an old friend in a pub! i guess there are also dating apps too such as tinder and hinge which i know some of my friends have met their partners through, and you kind find people who are into the same hobbies, music etc. as you which can spark a conversation maybe?🙂

Your gender is?
Height and weight?
How would you rate your face for looks out of 10? Being as honest as you can be.
Are you neurotypical or neurodivergent?
How are you in social situations?
Are you able to take on board advice and act on it?
What are the best things that you'd have to offer to a romantic partner?
What do you think are your worst flaws when it comes to you being a romantic partner?

You have to go to places where you’ll meet other single people looking for someone. Start with some hobbies where you’ll meet like minded folk, so you can enjoy yourself even if you don’t find a love interest immediately. Let it be known you’re looking for someone and see if your friends can set you up. Ask colleagues and friends if you can join social outings. Go to the local pub and sit at the bar and see who you can get chatting to. Try speed dating or singles holidays.There is someone for everyone, but for sure you have to search for it and make an effort to market yourself.

I don't have any friends that could set me up, neither do I go anywhere where I could meet people.

I don't have any friends that could set me up, neither do I go anywhere where I could meet people.

If you don't interact with people you're obviously not going to get into relationships, nor are you even going to form friendships. Whilst both can be done online (which I assume is how you interact with most people), those are of a different type to in person relationships and friendships. Zarek has given you very clear and correct advice. If you don't go anywhere where you could meet people, you need to start doing so. It doesn't matter what your interests are. There will always be people who meet up somewhere to do the thing that you are interested in, or to share in that hobby. And that's the interests you have now. You can always develop more. Try new things, whether that's sports, or something entirely new to you. Every community, regardless of where it is, will have things you can do and places you can go to in order to meet people. You just have to make that effort. If you can't do that, none of this will work.

My issue is that I don't get invited by someone to a pub or anything like that. And for dating apps, my big issue there is I have no idea how they work. I know you need to add some photos of yourself and that would be an issue because i have no good photos and no idea how to take ones that would make me look decent. I would also have no idea how my bio should look or how to interact with others on there.

You appear to have all that you need in order to be successful at dating.
It appears that the biggest thing holding you back is you yourself.
You are coming across as someone that tends to play safe. That you play not to lose.
When it comes to dating it's better to play to win.
For example, when you meet someone you're attracted to, do you either not start a conversation with them, or if a conversation does start you'll tend to keep it safe by talking about bland topics in a bland way? So that it's like a job interview conversation?
If you don't have any good photos, for online dating, go to a professional photographer.
How is your self esteem?
Do you take the things that stress you or worry you rather seriously?
Do you take setbacks and personal disasters seriously?
Are you in good physical and mental health?
Do you live in a city, town or out in the sticks?

Are you living in Antarctica?
You're 26. You're a master of your own destiny.
If I were single and I'd just moved to a different town I would:
introduce myself to my neighbours
talk to the people I studied or worked with and accept every social invitation that was on offer.
Invite friends and family to visit for the week-end and go out with them
Introduce myself to random strangers that I came across during the course of my everyday life
Go on my own to local tourist attractions, such as museums, art galleries, beauty spots, hiking trails, beaches and talk to people there
Get professional looking photos of myself, get a bit of free training on how to write a dating profile and put myself on a few dating sites
Go to cultural events, such as the solstice sunrise at Stonehenge and talk to people there
On top of that, there's certain youtube channels I'd listen to whilst cooking etc for advice on man to woman social skills.

Very much easier typed than done and I wouldn't know how to do any of those things.

Very much easier typed than done and I wouldn't know how to do any of those things.

Do you really need a step by step, button by button, screenshot by screenshot guide to how to get to the best youtube channels on man to woman social skills?
Or how to google for tourist attractions and cultural events within 2 hours of where you live?
And on top of that, for me, doing all those things is overall easier than not doing them. Because of the inner world that I have where it would be nagging me at the back of my mind if I weren't sociable towards my neighbours, fellow students etc. And I'd start to get a mild form of cabin fever if I never went to tourist attractions and cultural events.