Go with your intuition. If your not sure go with how you connect with the person and if you have not been friends with them start off with asking about something you both have in common for example your work or school.
Does your happiness depend on someone else or can you be happy on your own?
Most of the time it's with others. I use to spend my time isolated.
When I was under 10, I dreamt after watching goosebumps a baby waking up in the middle of the night from a metal baby cot and chewing / eating its way out and randomly taking bites out of the stairs until finally the babies parents? 🤷♀️😳