Having issues making friends in-game. Am I missing something?

[Crushnight]

i've made a lot of my friends through raiding, good to just be in voice chat and when going for a static(if into that) can help break the ice a bit since it is common ground etc.

[Minako_Nightsong]

I have never made real friends in mmos. I meet people and add them to my friends' list then never seem to speak to them much, I just wave and emote smile if I happen to run across them.

When I am playing, my keyboard sits on my knees because I use my tv as my monitor and it's very comfy. I made myself a lot of emotes to say hello and good-bye and to convey basic emotes and messages since it's very hard to type this way. To type out a conversation, I need to place the keyboard on the coffee table and sit on the edge of the couch.

It's weird but I like to play with other people but I only talk sometimes in NN.