Like if the kids don't really play all the much together, or when they do, they don't get along too much? What about the opposite: where 2 kids like to and want to play together but the parents aren't friends or acquaintances really, and maybe at least one parent doesn't show an interest in wanting to be? I have been in and am in similar situations, and wondering how other people handle it. Do you keep trying in both situations?

My friend keeps pinning me down whenever we get into "fights" (aka I lightly punch her, and she, being twenty times stronger than me, pins me to a wall or to the ground). It makes the situation awkward, because she doesn't think it's anything sexual, but for me it's a turn on. Is there anyway to make her stop? Just walking up to her at a random time and telling her stop will be weird, and if I tell her that the next time it happens she'll probably take it as a joke. (This has got to be the weirdest question I've asked on this website, jfc)

I have no idea what could get me out of bed in the morning. I have only one friend who I only get to see at lunch. I m 13 years old and with all of my old friends who are actually in my classes, got new friends over the summer and I always feel like a 3rd wheel. Nothing eventful is happening at school and I am so lonely.

Alright you guys I'm home sick with strep right now and all I've been doing all day is sleep. My close friend has been calling me for THIRTY MINUTES STRAIGHT on oovoo and it's woken me up from my sleep. I know that if I answer they'll never let me off the phone and honestly I can't even sleep right now. I love her and I get that's she's worried about me but am I a dick for not answering?

People tell me that I'm too nice and don't take me seriously, I feel I don't inspire respect. I started working at a hotel as a houseman recently and on a busy day two housekeepers kept asking for a lot of stuff like towels and such, I like to help out so I went looking for everything, two days later, while I was off, they got in trouble, my manager told them I was mad at them for making me run around and made them apologize to me when I came back to work, I had no idea what they were apologizing for and ask my manager, she laugh and said ''you don't know them yet, you're new and you're too nice, you're cute he didn't why they were apologizing''. I have Asperger's but I don't tell anybody because I want to socialize without people treating me specially. I can't tell when people are taking advantage of me, what can I do to man up ? does everybody at work think I'm weak now?

I'm a 15 year old girl. I currently homeschool. I don't have any friends. Don't tell me to join clubs and get involved with activities, because I'm currently in 3 clubs and attend their scheduled high school meetings and also go to classes once a week. I'm desperate for someone to be close with. I often find myself sitting outside when my neighbors do just to see if the older guy will come and talk to me (he never does). I'm tired of talking online and I'm tired of relying on technology for communcation. I am so lonely, I feel like I'm going mad. Please help.

I have many friends but none i would consider a best friend. Many of them always hang out with each other and not me. They never really seem to want to talk or listen to me much either, and always know something I don t. I haven t done anything mean to them or been overly attached/clingy, or too distant either. They laugh when I get left behind too, like it s a running gag in a tv show. I know they re just joking around, but why do they act like this? Why do they just not seem to care about me?

Okay, so two of my close friends and my best friend are starting to get really close and it bothers me. I don t know why. My best friend wouldn t know those two other girls if it wasn t for me, and it just bothers me thinking that they could all be hanging out together someday without me. After all they re really my only really close friends, and I have this irrational fear that they ll forget me and just hang out with each other. I want us to all be friends, but... I just get so awkward seeing them all laugh together at an inside joke I don t understand, and my best friend is just so much funnier than me. I don t want to lose any of them, and I want us all to be friends. Help?

So, I happen to have a friend who is a cutter. She's been cutting herself since I could remember (which was a long time). I've always tried helping her to prevent herself from cutting but it's just no use. One day she asked me to meet up with her at the park and so I did. We were just talking and sitting on the bench until I noticed her wrist with more marks. It happened to have fresh bruises. I was upset and disappointed but didn't let that show (because I didn't want her to feel worse). I don't know why, but I held her wrist and she happened to be crying. I ended up kissing the marks by giving little pecks. (You know how when someone gets a boo-boo, a kiss makes it better, that's what I thought I did.) She then was staring at me for a long time and out of nowhere that's when she did it. She kissed me. I didn't know what to think. It totally caught me off guard. I'm not upset or angry, just surprised. She knew I was straight (btw she's bi), but my question is, why did she kiss me?

He told me recently that he had thoughts of being attracted to men. However he wanted to be sure, and kiss a guy. He asked me when we go on our road trip in two weeks if he could possibly kiss me. He told me he isn't attracted to me like that, but feels comfortable approaching me with it since were so close. So should I do it?

At my high school, I am a freshman and I'm 13 and one day, me and 3 of my friends were j walking to the walgreens across the school's street and these guys honked and we went into the store and these 6 juniors ran in and started yelling at us and what not and when we left my friend said something as a joke and they thought I said something and I didn't i was quiet the whole time and they pushed me and threatened to fight/kill me and I was so scared on the inside but on the outside I looked fine. That was about a month ago and ever since that day fear has been just chewing at me and I've been super scared but on the outside I look like I'm fine and I haven't really seen those guys since that thing happened but i do occasionally see them walking to class (one is in my art class) and I thought they didn't care about me anymore but just a couple hours ago when school was out, my friend and I walked to walgreens again to get a ride home from my mom and they were there and they had 15-20 people there (all juniors) and they were looking at me, waiting for me to get out, and I secretly got out and my friend was being stupid and staying trying to open what he bought and he was like "hold up" for like 8 days xD anyways keep in mind I am only 13 years old in a school full of kids that are at LEAST 14 years old and these juniors are 17 and they are pretty strong/tall. I want to tell the school but even if they get expelled which won't happen they will just come to the walgreens and... (MORE OF THE STORY) most likely kill me and I'm super scared but if I don't tell anyone they will beat me SEVERELY because these guys are all CRAZY and I can't even focus on my work in school it's gotten this bad and I get super terrified when people around me yell at each other, say the word "fight", threaten anyone, verbally abuse another person, none of this even needs to happen to me and I will get so scared to the point of peeing and crying (call me a pussy) but I act like I'm fine and... (PART 2 OF THE STORY) act like I'm fine but I'm horribly not I'm turning into a psychopath I feel and the only thing I can think of doing right now is waiting until they graduate. I almost pissed myself of fear when I saw all of them looking at me waiting for me to come out, not even lying.... No one at my school cares about me enough to help me with this situation and I'm drowning in my own fear even WRITING THIS... I'm about to tell my mom and sis but I'm gonna most likely cry of depression (PART 3 OF THE STORY) and fear..... I'm starting to think I'm traumatized to the point of insanity... Someone please help me!!!

So after school I normally walk with my friends but everyday one of my friend's friend comes and he is the most rudest b**ch and a**h**e. He constantly reminds me that I'm overweight and jokes around that I have biceps and abs which I don't have and makes fun of my shoes. Today my friend's friend push me to my limit and I had enough and walked by myself ahead of them(since they wait like 5 minutes before they walk)so now I'm not sure if I made the right choice or not. Did I make the right choice or not?

I don't hate people, I love them. But I can only take them in small doses. My circle is small. I can be alone almost all day without feeling "lonely". But it feels like most people are the opposite.

so my friend only sleeps for 5 hours before she goes to school, she doesn't shower every week (but i do it every day), she's flirting with more than 10 boys (and she have flirted with more boys), she's always on her phone (even in school) and i'm kinda worried about her. She complains about almost everything but she gets really angry if i say something like ''maybe you just need more sleep or something'' but she's always tried, she smells badly, boys hate her cause they know that she's like flirting with everyone, her grades are falling down, she's getting fatter and her friends are leaving her cause she's always on her phone. I'm her only friend now and i really care about her and i wanna help her i just don't know how...

Before I get started, it's a drama club for school that meets during lunch. My teacher says she will be in the theatre everyday and who ever shows up, shows up. Problems: -She said I don't have to come everyday, but when I don't she finds where I am and tells me to come. -I REALLY don't like going everyday. I have a life outside drama, and she doesn't seem to understand. -I can only escape to the library on Thursdays and Fridays. -I miss hanging out with my friends in the cafeteria -I've been late to classes because of her! For example: two others were painting and forgot to clean the brush and palette. She says, "[My name], clean that up." I told her lunch was already over. She said she'd write me a pass. I told her that I didn't even use it, but she gave me "the look" so I hurried to do it. When I got back, she wasn't even in the theatre so I didn't get one! I was furious, and this is the last straw for me. I luckily didn't get a tardy, but I know I was close. At the most, I only want to go 3 days a week. For Fridays, I'm going to tell her I'm in the library returning/checking out a book every week. I don't care if she gets tired of it at this point. I need an excuse for Thursdays that I can use every week. I'll be sitting in the cafeteria. I can't quit the club because as mentioned before, she finds me. This sounds really petty, I know, but I'm sick of her. Thanks in advance.

II receive a bunch of texts from all different numbers. And the text were pretty strange. First one I got was "I like crayons don t make mess with me " then it was "a friend with weed is a friend indeed", "he resisted arrest arrest i don t know why" and other strange stuff, i called one of the numbers and it was an automatic voice machine and it asked me to state my name then its started ringing then they said they couldn t connect me. Does any one know what this could be? I blocked all the numbers that texted me.

The other day my friend told me that I had bad breath and he seemed really ashamed to tell me like it was embarrassing, but I told him that it was good that he told me because sometimes it happens to me, but I can't tell if I have it. So it's better if someone says something. Would you ever mention something like that to a friend?

So I have lunch with this guy I think is cute. I'm a junior and I think he's a freshman, but I find him quite attractive, and I've got no friends, so I atleast want to be his friend. He's pretty quiet from what I can see. The thing is I'm extremely introverted and insecure attracted I have no idea how to talk to him. I know once he over heard me talking about his hair to someone, but other than that we have no contact. At lunch we kinda line up at the door before the bell rings and we usually stand next to each other, but that's about as close as we get. I also have acne and it makes me feel even more trash, so like how would I go about this. I mean he's probably about 14-15 and here I am going on 17 getting nervous to talk to a kid. Like I said I'm not necessarily interested in a relationship because though I want one, he's a freshman and Im too mentally unstable to handle one.

I am in the eighth grade, and I recently just moved to a new school. I don't know anyone, and quite frankly don't want to know anyone, because they're all very loud, and rude. Although, I've been told that I should have a social life. However, I find that they distract me from my school work. It's okay to not have any friends, right?

I have been overthinking this for months, and I would really appreciate some input! :) My friend went to college this year, and I miss her so much. We are close, and she is like a big sister. (I'm 15 she is 19.) I'm not used to not being able to talk to her everyday, and get a hug from her when i'm having a hard time. We text, and try to arrange time to talk on the phone even though we can only chat for a couple minutes each time. It's not the same. I know I don't have a choice, but it is hard. I worry about her forgetting me. We haven't known each other for a super long time, but she is one of the only people I feel like I can be myself to. I don't want to lose that friendship. I stress about how often I should text/snapchat/call her. She says not to worry about it, but I do. I don't want to be a pest. I would appreciate any advice about making long distance friendships work, and staying in touch without annoying her. Thank you so much!

I'm 28 and hes 19. We don't really speak to each other with the exception of normal talk and his mother is always with us. It is really awkward. I catch him looking at me from the corner of my eye many times in a single day. And sometimes if I turn towards him he will look away but most of the time he doesn't. I don't want to say anything because I'm not sure why he does it. I honestly don't believe it's the typical " boy has a crush " thing because i don't think he feels that way. But I still can't figure out why he does that. Also I have noticed he has been around more when I am there and will do things to make himself seen. I am wondering if he wants to tell me something but maybe doesn't know how to say it or if something is wrong. He's a good kid and not some weirdo. But this staring at me thing is starting to freak me out and making me want to come over less. Do any of you have any idea why he's doing this? Or what I should do about it? I can't just tell him to stop it because I dont want to embarass him. Any idea is appreciated.

Tomorrow I am going on a field trip for school, and there are no groups, like we have absolutely no chaperons. So everyone is just grouping up with their friends. However, I have no friends, so I have no one to group with. What are some things I could do to have fun by myself?

Hi everyone :) ok, so I have this friend who will not stop copying me. I keep telling her what I'm doing (which I realized was a mistake) and she does it! For example, today is her birthday. I decided to go to Olive Garden with my friends for my birthday, now she is going there tonight! Also, I told her I was re doing my room and suddenly she is too and I told her I am painting it purple and getting a loft bed and she does the same exact thing! Please help! No stupid or rude answers like "oh hon you're just feeling insecure about yourself" or anything like that because I will report you.

I'm 16, and no one respond to my comments on instagram, and i always end up losing my comments for some reason...... no one likes my instagram posts, or facebook posts, and no one ever replies to me on facebook... i also go to school with only 4 other boys, and so i have no friends..... what should I do?

I have my best friend. We love eachother so much and we were friends since kindergarten. We used to always hang out and twin a lot and whatnot but now she has another friend that I'm not really close to her, I just know her and were kinda just friends but my best friend is best friends with her. I don't mind that, I don't believe in only one best friend but it seems like she likes to hang out more with the other friend. Let's just say my best friends name is Kelly (fake obviously) and the other girl is Lucy. Today at school, it was superhero day and they twinned by wearing a superman shirt and a red skirt. Then they took a picture together with one of their other friends. I didn't have superman shirt but I was Wonder Woman which I didn't mind. But it just seems they hang out a lot and do a lot of other stuff together. Today, I went into a class, got my things and was about to go out when she came running in to grab her things. I said "Bye Kelly!" Loudly so she could hear me but I guess not because she didn't say bye back. Turns out she was rushing to get out so she could go take a picture with Lucy and another one of their friends. Even if I was there, I'd be the one behind the camera. Kelly posted it on Instagram. I not too long ago lost a best friend since 2nd grade. And I'm tearing up at the thought of losing Kelly. I'm so scared and I just want Kelly and I to hang out like we used too. I can't bear losing another best friend. I just don't know what to do..

I've joined a couple of honor societies this year, and now i'm applying to another one. I've filled out the application and all that good stuff, and I am qualified, but I still have to write a 250 word essay. All my other societies did not have this. On other applications I was told to write a paragraph 8-10 sentences, or there was no essay at all. I asked a friend what the specifics were since she was also applying. ( I asked if it had to be exact or around that number). But she didn't answer my question, and what she said what " honor societies are not a joke, you have to be serious". I know it doesn't sound that mean in text, but she told me this like I was inferior to her, and I was pretty much stupid. The tone of her voice made me really mad. I take things personally when it comes from my friends, so I wanted to know if i'm overreacting, or if it was mean. Also i'm usually grumpy in the morning so that could be a factor but I don't know.

There is a guy in my class who is playful and teases me a lot but we don t talk talk much. Let s call him X. We re just school friends. And he was always talking a lot during class with his friend (they were sitting together) and the teacher separated them and, unfortunately, me and my friend (a gril but, idk if its important). His happened few days ago and now we have to sit like this. So today I was sitting with his friend and he was sitting with my friend I used to sit with. Anyway, his friend is fun so we talked a lot during class today and the teacher was telling us to stop and to be quiet or we ll have to leave the classroom etc. etc. And I noticed that X was looking at us weirdly, like he was mad or even confused? And then when I was talking to my girl friend who now sits with X, she said that he was looking at us the whole time. And he didn t say one word to me today. Is he mad? Or maybe even jealous?

so anyways it was pj day at my school and since my friend was wearing socks and sandals i playfully teased her and 3 people surrounding us were the only ones who heard. but then my other friend kept on teasing her about it. today i got called down to the counselor saying that i was in trouble, and that her parents r upset, and that i may need to speak again with someone. all my friends say it wasnt a big deal but i think i hurt her feelings and i regret it. do u think her parents should take it that far? i already did apologize to her over text, she has been absent for the last week and im concerned

Can a married man and married woman, who had an affair, remain friends after the affair? The sexual, emotional affair lasted for almost one and a half years. The man was caught, the woman was not. They did not see each other for almost a year then reconnected. During the last encounter they made out but did not have sex. They are also connected through social media sites. The man was caught, the woman was not. They did not see each other or talk to each other for almost a year then reconnected. During the last encounter they made out but did not have sex. They are also connected through social media sites.

So basically I had a bad day. I had to go poop at school which is already mortifying and then afterwards someone else went in and they knew I just pooped. But I had to cross over my friend a few times to pass the seats and every time I would give her a little lap dance and jiggle my butt jokingly. It was funny. I was in the shower (this is roughly 12 hours later) and I felt something down there. I looked and it was like Undigested tomato?? And I checked my thong and it had poop on it. I guess I was distracted and forgot to wipe or not good enough??? It didn t go through my jeans because it was such a small amount but I m now paranoid my friend smelled it. ****.. Literally. This isn t a question, but more like a story that I needed to vent out. Any thoughts?

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There is this friend of mine that is almost stalkerish. It's weird because we are both dudes in our early 20's. He literally wants to hangout every day. I don't mind sometimes hanging with him on the weekends once in a while but with him he acts all clingy and it gets irritating. With a normal person if they text you and you tell them you are busy or don't respond they will leave it at that. Him on the other hand will blow up my cell with texts, blow up my Facebook, repeatedly call the house phone and sometimes even call my parents and other relatives trying to get a hold of me. He also gets mad if I hang with other friends. Even if I tell him I'm busy he asks me and I ignore him after that. Also when I hang with him it's really annoying because he acts like he's better than everyone else. Especially around his girlfriend. Around her he acts like I'm some loser, he's my only friend and I'm some awkward dork he's doing a favor by hanging out with. Cause he tries to impress her. Even though he's so desperate to hangout with me everyday. That's why I tend to stay away from him and my other friends that used to hang with him.

He already stated that he doesn't like her,but he keeps pointing out the fact that he's closer to her than me and its making me angry.Today for example: we're walking down the street and he says out of nowhere "that's ok cuz could f**k ___ , I could f**k ___ or any other girl that you ever or will ever like... Its crazy how u always have more money than me, but I get more b***hes that u!" I was so angry this n***a just threatened to steal the girl I like because he's bored! What should I do?

I started talking to a guy back in march through a quiz app. In the beginning we would talk every day. I don't know his full name and we only communicate through this app. He once told me that he gets kinda jealous when i talk about other guys. It seemed like he liked me even though we've never met irl. All of the sudden it stopped. He never has time to talk anymore and he says it's because he's busy with work. He also hides things from me. He stops answering in the middle of a conversation and 2 weeks later i get a msg asking me how i am. He's done this for 3 months now. When i tell him that it annoys me and that we should just drop all contact, he apologises and almost begs me not to. I'm so confused. It seems like he's pushing me away and doesn't want to be my friend anymore but then why doesn't he want me to cut him off? He has a gf btw

I love my mom, but lately I've been really stressed out with trying to balance time with my friends and her. Her and I have a very close relationship and I love her and would do anything for her. She's sacrificed so much for me. Her and my dad decided to get divorced a year ago, about a few weeks after I graduated college and moved back home. I was only planning on staying at home a few months and then moving away to a new city because it's something I've always wanted to do. Instead, I ended up staying at home to be there for her. Since then, I've found it so hard to build my own life. I live on my own now in the same city as her, but I constantly feel guilt tripped about making sure I am there for her and putting her above anything else. I had the opportunity to go on an amazing trip a few weeks ago with a friend and I passed it up because she was offended since we had possibly mentioned doing a trip together. This sounds terrible, but I was so much happier in college, because I was living away from home and could actually have my own life. I think she's been so used to me being around that it's become expected of me. I was never the kid who ditched her parents in high school to hang out with friends. It's exhausting trying to please her and build my own life. A lot of my friends have since moved away so I'm also trying to meet new people. What can I do to separate myself from the weight and guilt I feel from her? It's been such a struggle. Thank you in advance.

My best friend of 4 years and I both like the same guy today I got his number and I'm scared of I text him it will ruin me and my bestfriends friendship.. Idk what to do

Ok so this is something I've been wondering about but finally thought to ask outsiders. What is invitation protocol and when does it end, so to speak, if ever? My son's 6th birthday is coming up and I'm figuring out who to invite. I already know some to invite, but others I'm not sure. Last year he was in preschool and we invited a couple of kids from that. They in turn invited him when theirs came around, including some others who we didn't invite but who became friends with my son later in the year. The question is, do I invite those same kids this year, simply for the fact they invited us? I enjoyed talking with the moms when we saw each other, but we haven't seen each other in 2 months since the one party. So basically we aren't friends, maybe just acquaintances. And at least one of those kids doesn't really play with my kid that much. I feel like because the mom and I like talking, we were "forcing " a friendship to exist. Another friend, that he knew from pre-k 2 years ago, came to ours last year but didn't invite us to theirs after. However my son was asked to have a playdate with them over the summer and they all really enjoyed it. I'm just not sure who to invite, and whether to keep sending invitations to the same people because it's polite. When they invited us I'm sure it was a combination of 'invite since they invited us' and because they pretty much invited the whole prek class. But now with the kids in kindergarten, I wonder if the cycle should be continued?

Ok, here are the facts: I currently live in an apartment with 3 other people. Everyone in the apartment has their own bedroom and bathroom and we share the kitchen. Only one of the roommates actually comes out of their room so it's pretty quiet most of the time. ANYWAY, my friend from way back when (10+) years has moved in with me to start working out with me. Plus she just recently got a job in the same town that I live in...she lives about 30 minutes away-where we grew up-with her mother and brother. I plan all of our workouts and pretty much coach her on everything. And she complains about the fact that I don't want to sleep with the TV on, I don't want to sleep with the fan on and I don't want to share a blanket (we already share a bed, desk, shower, bathroom, etc.). I am also pretty clean and I have made it a point that I don't want her to move my things (she got irritated) because It is my room. The point is that she doesn't pay rent or help pay rent or apartment insurance. I have asked her about and she states that she has other things to pay for (like a couple of bills and some college debt). The thing is I also have at least five more bills and twice the debt she has and I am making it on my own. She claims that she would let me live with her rent free....so am I being selfish by either wanting a compensation or wanting my own space?

I'm so sick of people hurting me, and the same thing happens over and over again. People talk to me when they want to, but ignore me most of the time, but get mad when I ignore them. Yesterday I actually ended a friendship. Things have been pretty bad for me for about 3 or 4 weeks, and now I'm finally just trying to cut off contact with pretty much all of my so called friends that weren't there and didn't care when I was literally crying in front of them. Am I right for this? Is this wrong of me. I just don't want to get hurt again and I feel this is the only way. If I have to be a *****, then so be it. But this has been happening for 3 years and eventually you get tired of this stuff happening over and over again.

So I like to joke around and make up story there some people think I am a compulsive liar when I am just kidding and some know I am kidding. So how can people not see you as a compulsive liar and just see my story as a joke or just kidding type

So I have two best friends and both of them want to do something with me on Halloween. One of them I spend all my time with because we both do marching band and we always hang out. She asked me to spend Halloween with her first, and I agreed, but then my other friend who I rarely see asked me if I wanted to go with her. She said that a ton of other people have already asked her to hang out on Halloween and she said no because she wanted to hang out with me. I told her yes also, but then later I remembered I already said yes to my other friend; however, I rarely get to see this(second) friend because we are in different sports. What should I do?

I love my friend and all but she's so annoying around guys. She gets really loud and tries to like jump on them. Whenever I'm hanging out with any guys she always wants to join me and it's so annoying. I like to hangout with upperclassmen but they hate it when I bring this friend because they think she so annoying. I want to hang out with her but not with them how do I tell her to either tone it down or say no to her without being rude

i know some people wouldn t do it but i was just wondering, if you re a girl is it ok to dress in just a tshirt or sweater over your underwear at home if you re having a guy friend over? or would it just be inappropriate or does it depend on YOU and what you are comfortable with?

My very strict parents do not allow boy girl sleepovers. However, my boyfriend doesn't understand why my parents feel this way and he wants me to sleep over behind their backs anyway. He claims that he just wants me to "have fun for once" in my life and that I'm "being a brat" and that I probably don't even want to sleep over anyways because I "hate everyone". Why can't he just accept the fact that this isn't a big deal and that I can't sleep over, instead of making fun and blaming me? What do I do?

So when I was younger I had popular friends then in 2nd grade I met this girl and she wasn't popular at all, but she ended up becoming my best friend and then I stopped making friends since she wanted me to hang out with all her "not so popular friends" I really didn't like them so I just hung out with her. Last year when I started middle school she made new fiends and kinda ditched me, so I do have some other friends but they r either not in my classes/ don't go to my school. So I'm hanging out with some girls from elementary school that I'm fiends with but don't really know as well as they know each other. I'm trying to make friends but since that girl lost my reputation the people I want to be friends with I can't really make friends with them. Please give me some advice😞

Ok, so I'm a junior in high school. And I have this friend. She and I have been friends since first grade, and we considered each other best friends all through elementary school. Then when we got to middle school, each year she started to not hang out with me as much anymore. She has a lot of other friends as she's in the band and I'm not. We still considered each other best friends, and we invited each other to our birthdays, but it just started to fade. At first I was pretty upset about it. But I think by the time I got to 9th grade I got over it and just figured we didn't have anything in common anymore. We still say hi to each other in the halls and things like that, but we don't hang out outside of school. So just this year, I've been seeing her at school more often and she's been talking to me more lately. And for some reason I just don't want anything to do with her. I know that sounds so mean, but I don't know. I feel like I should be glad she's talking to me because we've considered each other best friends for such a long time, but I don't feel that way. Plus, our families are kind of close and my brother is friends with her brother, so it's kind of a situation I can't really get out of. But I just feel like I want nothing to do with her now, even though we were best friends for such a long time. I don't know why I feel this way. This probably sounds stupid, but I just wanted some opinions.

I loathe people. I hate being around people, and I detest being in large crowds. I just don t know how to interact with people. I don t form friendships either. The few people I m "friends" with are very social, and sort of talk to me a lot even though I don t like it very much. They re not really my friends, it s more like they took a liking to me and started talking to me. And I m even awkward around them, of all people. I have no intention of making any friends, because I really just want to be alone, and I value privacy (so no roommates in college). I lack some social skills: how to start a conversation, or keep one going. I also hate when people randomly start talking to me, as I don t like small talk. It just seems strange that no one else seems to feel this way, and when I found out about asocial personality disorder, it seemed to describe me exactly.

I'm in 10th grade now, and since I started middle school I've never had a single friend to be with in my spare time. I have never hanged out with any friends since I was in 7th grade. I lost them all for some reason, and I don't really want them back, as I'm not really interested in them. The problem is, I haven't been able to make any new friends. At school I'm fine, I've only got school friends, but elsewhere I got none. There is barely anyone apart from my school friends who is really interested in talking with me, of course because I'm not so known with many people. That's also the reason I don't use any social media, as I don't have any friends and I won't have much status anyway.. I don't really have social problems in school, I have someone to be with and it doesn't seem like they mind me, but it's just that people don't care if I'm there or not. So how do I get known to more people at school, and make more friends? I just want more people I can go and talk with at school, and I want more friends to be with in my spare time. So it doesn't only have to be at school, it can be anywhere. I just want to be known with more people and make more friends, that's it. Maybe it's too late now, I have already been at middle school for two years, and probably no one is interested in me now. Maybe I should probably start over again at high school? Some advice please?

There s a party on Friday night that is ages away from where everyone in my area lives, like 45 minutes so I have to give people lifts. My best friend, my girlfriend and her two best friends all want a lift but the car can only take 4 people and there will be 5 of us. A taxi will be very expensive. Any tips?

Hello, I'm 14 years old and I moved to Germany from Turkey 3 years ago (not by choice). I go to Turkey every summer because I have a summerhouse there but I can only see a limited amount of friends because most are somewhere else during summer. Anyways it's been 3 years and I still can't get used to this. I miss my friends, my city, everything and there is no way to go back. Last week I begged to my mother to go to Turkey and we did. I saw many of my friends but it wasn't enough. Every time I go to visit I'm afraid of going because every time I leave it hurts more and more. It's a horrible feeling because I'm the only one from my group of friends who has left and I feel like I'm missing out on everything. Is there any way to make this feeling go away or maybe make it less? Sorry for the long text, Alex

There is this friend of mine that's kind of annoying. He doesn't shut up and he talks about real pointless ****. Even if you ignore him he keeps going. One time we went to the movies and he talked through the whole thing about how he likes golden retrievers. Not that it matters but the movie had nothing to do with that. My parents don't even like him. At first they thought he was on something because of how clumsy and awkward he is. Then one time I was at work when he came over. When I came in the door he's sitting in the living room with them while my parents were trying to watch tv rambling. After he left my parents told me they don't want him over anymore. I guess he was talking for hours about things he's done when he was drunk. The thing is he just turned 18 so he's a minor. Plus my parents aren't big on drinking because my mom used to be an alcoholic and my dad never drank. So alcohol isn't a good subject to talk about with them. Especially if you are under 21. I've even told him this so I don't know what the hell he was thinking. And on top of that he's never even been drunk. He tends to make up stories just to talk about something. What the hell is wrong with him?

My birthday is January and I need some advice for my sweet 16. I want it to be at my house and it will also be casual but what kinds of things should my friends and I do? i was thinking maybe taking turns playing just dance but i don t know... I don t have a specific theme either so... And what should I wear?

I asked friend "what did I do to get on your nerves?" and she responds with "I don't have time to explain" I really don't know what to say lol I don't wanna say something that will piss her off... What's a good response to "I don't have time to explain"?

There is this buddy of mine named Brandon. We both have aspergers. I'm 20 and he's 19. He's real awkward and stuff which makes him really annoying. He's not shy either, he doesn't shut up but he just rambles about pointless stuff and he tries to be hipster and constantly down talks the military, religion and anything to do with republicans. He doesn't do anything really with his life. He doesn't have a job or go to college. The only job he had lasted for 2 weeks and he quit because they didn't fit his needs. (Basically he quit because he was in a bad mood and they wouldn't let him go home early.) he didn't even graduate high school, but at least he has a GED. He also always wants to drink. There's a buddy of ours that works at the beer store so he always asks me for rides there. And if I don't feel like driving he nags and nags and It gets really aggravating. I will flat out tell him no but he will keep nagging. One time I just ignored him so he showed up at my house knocking on the door for about 45 minutes and then left and just walked there. Our buddy wasn't even working because he got fired and brandon flipped out on the clerk for not selling to him for being underage. What the hell is wrong with him?

I'm not entirely sure what I did. I do my job, and I do it well. Always have gotten good feedback from managers on my one on ones. However, I stay to myself. Like, when I'm walking through the hallways , break room and what not, I smile to whoever I pass by, and may even say good morning to others. But as far as drumming up conversations and participating in these team member's conversations, is just not my thing. I prefer to work, especially since I'm busy with my tasks. And it's especially weird for me on my current team as my ex friend works on my team, as well as the guy I used to talk to, that she went hind my back and talked to, and which ultimately ended our friendship. He acts shitty towards me, dodges me when I'm in the breakroom and will walk down a different hallway if I'm in another. (Yea I know, I'm over it, but once I decide to distance myself, that's exactly what I do) so I don't care to talk to her or him, only for work purposes to be honest, it's made it awkward for me towards to whole team, because they all gravitate towards her and im like, once I don't like u and cut you off, I don't want to be around you and it makes me look like more of an outsider. But literally, people at my job seem to not like me or think I'm stupid or my head is in the clouds because I don't run my mouth and stay in my own world. I'm always made fun of because I listen to music most of the day, and keep to myself. And I beat myself over it and try to be more social, but that just creates more social anxiety for me lol so I just prefer to just be. People go as far as to not say good morning all because I'm quiet.

I never saw it this way, but I don t think my mom wants me to have friends. She s been physically/mentally/emotionally abusive my whole life and I m pretty sure she s a psychopath or a narcissist with bipolar disorder. The only time I exist to her is when she needs to blame someone, needs me to do something for her, or wants to boast about how intelligent and talented her daughter is. It never really bothered me that much, I ve always been an introvert and prefer staying home than going anywhere. But I ve lost a lot of potential friends over the years because every time I got invited somewhere, I would have to turn them down. I have a best friend, who very much dislikes my mother and even say she s creepy/a *****. She doesn t like her either and scolds me if I speak with her on the phone, my friend won t even visit me because she s terrified of my mom and I m not allowed to have people over or go out at all. I ve never gone to the movies or a birthday party, or been able to go on a date. I m homeschooled (I got sick) and I recently met a guy in my class and we started talking on the phone. Now she s enraged by this and wants me to do messaging people altogether. The only social interaction I get is when I go to doctors or the grocery store. I m so lonely and I don t know if life is worth continuing like this. I turn 18 eleven months from now, should I file for emancipation or should I just kill myself? I already have attempted suicide in the past. DCF didn t come until about a year later because apparently the hospital didn t report the abuse and all they could do was evaluate the situation and said they would have someone call her to be psychiatrically evaluated and put her into Anger Management for Adults. She didn t go. Even if I file for emancipation, I would probably be turned down or put in a foster home because I am handicapped. It s so difficult for me and I m already trying so hard to put my life together, despite my hardships. I don t really want to die, I just want to be out of this. Any advice on what to do? /: Gina: Thank you, but I've already said it and she doesn't care if I get emancipated and that it's better for her. She said she was going to leave me when I turned 18 or that I could go live with her. My disabilities are severe... but I can manage when I'm physiologically stable. Andrea: I'm not mentally/emotionally disabled, I have epilepsy, JRA, and Lyme Disease, which causes me to have weakness in the extremities and pain/numbness in various places. I've already been to that website and many others. The fact is that there's no point in finding a support group if it won't change my situation at home and that she's not allowing me to talk to anybody. I'm able to write this because right now she's working. I have a question, how did you move out after you were 16?

Okay I know this sounds like a stupid question, but I'm homeschooled and none of my neighbors have kids my age I 14. I'm not aloud to have a Facebook instagram twitter or any social media app. My parents won't let me go anywhere except to the grocery store with them. I tried to talk to my parents about letting me go to an actual school and they said No. When I asked why they just said because we say so. I'm really lonely and I can't talk to anyone my only friend is my dog and I don't know what to do.. I'm not aloud to get a job and they won't give me any explanation to why I can't get one. All I want to do is get out of the house, and to get a life. PLEASE HELP! 14 year old girl