No! I will not “clam down.” Clamming is not something you can do, unless you do it UP, or you are literally retrieving clams from a 8ed of soft oceanic soil.

It’s my experience that people very often underestimate their own lika8ility. I sense that feeling all the time.
Pro8a8ly 8ecause they’re in the dark a8out others’ thoughts. They are usually in dou8t, so they frequently err on the side of pessimism.
In many cases they would 8e surprised if they knew how many around them were open to friendship, or possi8ly something more.
I would venture that if you had such a sense you even might 8e surprised yourself!