How do you be a good friend?

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I'm having a lot of trouble with friendships. See, whenever I want to become closer to someone, and they just ignore me, I usually keep asking why they don't respond until I annoy the hell out of them. Then they either block me online, they snap and say they don't f***ing like me, they or just let me know that I'm "forcing a friendship" on them. Problem is, I don't realize I'm annoying people until it's too late. If they don't tell it to my face they don't want to be friends with me, then I don't know what they want. Please help--I've had this problem about 4 or 5 times already, and I don't want to go through it again because it's too painful. Should I continue to try to make friends, or should I just give up and go back to being a loner? And if I shouldn't give up, then how do I be a good friend without annoying the living crap out of people? Can anyone give me some suggestions?

Its hard to empathize with people, but you just gotta put yourself in their shoes.

No one should be a loner, and no one should be backed up into a corner either. Go in moderation, there's a book called, "how to win friends and influence people" and it really helped me.

Try taking a break from looking for friends. Just be your own person, don't force yourself on people, and they'll feel more comfortable around you.