I need help on learning on how to be happy with my friends. i can get insecure when regarding popularity and status. I get a long with a lot people and i'm really talkative and outgoing, but I get anxious about not having enough friends. this girl who I'm pretty good friends with gets along with me really well, but doesn't really connect with my other friends. we've been starting to grow apart from one another and this just adds to my anxiety regarding friendships and everything. I have a bunch of friends overall, just some days I get majorly stressed about not being able to really connect with my close friends. we all get along really well, but everyone has started to be really quiet and awkward at lunch (I'm in high school obviously or I wouldn't be writing about something this shallow). I know this sounds really stupid but I was wondering if anyone has any advice regarding connecting with friends and slowly widening our immediate friend group.

So this girl I know, she's starting to become a Star Wars fan, something she hated 11 years ago. And she thinks I'm cute and knows I've been a major Star Wars fan for 20 years (I'm 30, she's 31). To her dismay, every time she tries to get close to me romantically while she talks about Star Wars, I pretend like I don't care about Star Wars, and walk away. She finally got fed up and asked "What's with you, boy! I know you love Star Wars, so why are you refusing to talk to me when I bring it up?" I told her "When I was 19, I talked a lot about Star Wars, you got so fed up with me that you unfriended me on Myspace and turned against me. So excuse me for trying to prevent you from turning against me again." Now she's angry at me for bringing up at past from 11 years ago. "Damn you, that was 11 years ago!"

I'm 13, he's 21. I have no friends at school, everyone hates me because the popular squad harasses me. He's just a friend and no more. Ive fantasized about it a lot. My mom is busy at work. I just stay at home all the time because there's nothing to be done. He wants to come over to my house after school, but my mom is working then.

All my old buddies gone this annual all guys camping trip out to the river every single year. I really don't want to go this year. When people won't take no for an answer what's the best option or excuse to get out of a solicited obligation as such? I know just saying no is the best option however. These guys won't take no for an answer. So besides telling somebody know what's the best way to get out of it?

Hello! So long story short I really liked my guy friend but he has a gf. (I don't think he ever knew I liked him) it hurt to be crushing so hard as well. Anyways we aren't super close by we were friends. I've been friends with him for 2 years. We graduated together. Anyways he's an awful texter. 2 months ago We FaceTimed him. After than I texted him to see how his work was going and we had a nice convo. I texted him twice in a 2 week time period and he never responded (this is not personal at all it's happened before he's just an awful texter as well as he has a gf and works 4 jobs as well as online school) Anyways I didn't hear from him until my bday. I had my bday on my snap story and as soon as hes saw it I got a snap from him says "happy birthday!!" He's very forgetful but he wished right away. Anyways I like him too much that I decided I can't be friends with him. He has no idea though. I'm moving on for good at least really gonna try to. His bday is near June and Idk if I should wish him since I don't want to be friends With him anymore. I'm trying to move on. Idk I have a while till then. He's always been there for me. Any opinions if I should? Thanks!

So I am owned $35 by my Mother s friend. My mother gives me $20 of the $35 that I am yet to be given. I still need $15. So I want to give my mother $15 for something that I want. If I give her $15 of the $20 that I HAVE, doesn t that mean I m still owed $10 by the friend? I would have $5 left if I gave my mother $15 of the $20, doesn t that mean I m still owed some portion of money? Or is my math just wonky and does not make any sense at all?

Who would you say were a better group of friends towards Corey between Nate & Mitch or Ashley & Jennifer? Nate & Mitch: They were low status men who accepted Corey as he was and were grateful and appreciative towards him being a friend to them, during Christmas and their birthdays they always exchanged small gifts to each other no matter how tight their budgets were. One day Corey was feeling angered and hurt by not being part of Ashley & Jennifer's clique and him not getting expensive gifts from these ladies and him not being invited to go on nice vacations with these high status ladies to where he decided to become a cocaine dealer in hopes of impressing these ladies with the $ he made selling drugs to where he turns his back on Nate & Mitch. Then once Corey made money selling drugs he started giving nicer gifts to Ashley, Jennifer and some of their other friends on their birthdays and Christmas and even invited them to go on nice vacations with him so he can get them to see what a great friend he really is, he also took them out shopping in hopes of getting invited to a bunch of fun, expensive activities. Then one day Corey gets arrested for selling drugs and got a minimum mandatory of 15 years in prison Ashley & Jennifer wanted nothing to do with Corey anymore and treated him like a disgusting pig, Nate & Mitch on the other hand decided to make amends with Corey and he realized who his true friends really were, Nate & Mitch even wishes Corey wasn't rotting in prison.

I'm a straight girl and so is my family friend, who is around my age. We had good childhood memories, have been family friends since we were around four years old, sometimes (but RARELY) have solid conversations (I'll get to why in a moment). I know her siblings and parents, and our families visit each other once in a while. Why I don't like her: every. Single. Time we go somewhere (someone else's house, graduation parties, birthday parties, etc.) she complains that she wants to go home to her mom, whiny-annoyed-tone-of-voice with scoffs and everything. Like she's having a tantrum. She says "can we GO now? Hurry up! I want to leave! I'm so bored" every few minutes. She's always on her phone, the whole entire time there are get-togethers. She doesn't take her face off the screen. We used to be good friends, but she changed, and I don't like her anymore. Wrong or not? And why?

My friend changed into a different person over the last few months. He became an absolute jerk to me by constantly making fun of me, he is super perverted, he flirts and practically sexually assaults the girl I am in love with and makes me look bad to her, while he pretends like he is perfect and doesn't do the exact same things he says that I do that she doesn't like. All of this makes me mad. But if I confront him about it, even in a super calm way just expressing how I feel, he turns it into a fight and says that it's my fault he wants to kill himself. Now, every time I'm around him, I get super mad. Just looking at him is enough to piss me off. I feel like I need to fix this relationship, but the only reason I want to is because of the small chance that he might actually commit suicide and it wouldn't make my crush happy. I need a reason to actually want to fix it other than those and I need a way to fix it. Please help

This girl talked sh*t about me to a mutual friend, but she wasn't my friend. She called me weird and said I went on my phone at lunch to show off (we had the same lunch). I sat with her at lunch but she paid no attention to me until one day I wore a cute shirt (a black flowy blouse with cool designs on front) and she was whispering to her friend and staring at me, I ignored it. Is she just jealous

What do I say to make her feel better and how do I comfort her? We go to the Quay School btw, and it's her ex that raped her. I want to kill him, but I know it's wrong. btw, she doesn't want him charged and her mother has disowned her. She thinks that what happened is normal because she said, "Your loved ones aren't perfect, so they will hurt you." :(

I am an Intern for a county dept in the county I live in. There is this man there who is an Administrative Manager for one the DHR divisions. When he started working in our dept, we had a welcome celebration. I noticed that he kept looking at me many times. I'll admit, I was flattered because he's not a bad looking man. After the celebration, I went to go get snacks, I look up and I see him look away from me quickly. I've seen him look at the corner of his eye while I was talking to someone. The minute I changed cubicles and moved into room 220 (which has four cubicles) he became close to an Admin Intern. Once I switched desks, he stopped saying hi to me and he would always say hi and laugh to the other intern. They would talk, he would tell her how she struts when she walk etc. Once they became friends he wouldn't even look at me. I wouldn't say I got jealous but I wondered why he wasn't that way with me even before I switched desks. Granted, he would say hi but it wasn't wasn't a conversation or getting to know me the way he did her. Me and the other inern don't get along. I'm pretty sure she told him how I'm not friendly to her. The closer they got the more distant he became towards me. However, that changed. Now that she's with a different dept (she's still on the same floor, I see her everyday) he all of a sudden started saying hi to me again. He smiles at me too. I found that weird but I still greet him. Why did he act like that when I didn't do anything to him?

I am 15 and I have no friends. Well, I have a few friends, but none who care enough to invite me to things or sit with me at lunch. I sit alone and play games on my phone or computer for about 7 out of 8 of my classes because I have no one to talk to. I get nervous around people so I am not good at making new friends, so the last friend I made was about 2 years ago. I sit alone at lunch some days because my friends choose to sit with people I am uncomfortable around or play volleyball in front of the whole gym or do something that makes me nervous. I definitely have no, "best friend." I do not have someone who I do everything with and all that. I feel so lonely and like no one cares about me anymore. I was wondering if anyone could help me?

so long story short: I meet this girl 1st day of school. we become pretty good friends, but she's kinda shallow. she would just make comments about how much she missed her old town and friends and **** and how much better it was there etc. she never really bonded with the rest of my friends even though they kinda made an effort and she didn't. flash forward like three months, and she's kinda a huge flake. ++this was around December.over winter break we hang out a lot but she kinda flaked out on me at the beginning. so, she lives in a different town then me, about 20 minutes away. she kinda periodically starts to hang out with more kids down there, which im totally fine with. im super nice to all these people she's meeting even though I personally think they're a little boring. but anways, I make an effort to get to know all these new friends she's making even though she never made any effort to really bond with my friends. so a month ago she got really weird and sat with them at lunch (which doesn't sound like a big deal, but is). but then she sits w me again minus a couple random days. sooo I invited her to hang out today and she totally lied to me and said her mom said they were busy. **eye roll* then I just saw photos of her online w/ a couple girls who live close to her. Im actually really pissed bc I know she made plans with them after and then flaked on me bc she had said she wanted to hang out earlier. anways, sorry this is so long, I need advice asap what to do.

It s been about two years since I realized my "friend" was emotionally abusive/toxic to me. I cut her off two years ago this August. But I never got any closure. I don t know why she picked me as her target. My self-esteem plummeted during that point, and even today, I m still trying to pick it back up. It still plagues me, but I don t want it to hold me back. How can I get past this?

I am a dancer and I go to this place where they are two groups of people. There are the people my age, and the people that are younger than me and the people my age. I have to talk to the younger girls because the people my age have formed a friend group which I am not in. I feel depressed because I always see the people my age posting pictures where they are hanging out or haveing sleepovers. And when ever I see the photos I cry or think less of myself. I am very depressed. Please if you have any suggestions of what I should do please tell me.

I have a class with this girl and she started giggling at my jokes or laughing loudly, teases me and blushes just from me saying hi. I walk up to her friend and she sees me in the corner of her eye and says her name. The girl moves away.

So this guy that i've gone to school with all my life is starting to act weird with me. A couple days ago in chemistry i was sitting at my table (we have tables with swivel chairs) and all of a sudden he turns around and literally grabs my leg and his two knees and like locks my leg into place. I was really shocked so i pulled it away and he just laughed and turned back around. And then his friend asked who his girlfriend was and he said my name and i looked up and he was looking at me but i didn't really think anything of it. He also always tries to talk to me in chemistry and he seems to always stare at me when i get up. And then yesterday we were in the library working on a project and i got up to bring my teacher something and i saw him looking at me AGAIN but he quickly looked away when i looked at him. Then when we were leaving he purposely bumped into me despite there being enough space for him to walk. Does he like me or am i just thinking too far into it? Guys please answer this one for me.

Okay, hear me out. We're both 17 years old. My friend knows I used to be in the One Direction fandom when I was younger, she followed my 1D fan account about three years ago on her personal. Obviously, I stopped using that account and made a personal for myself. She told me wanted to follow my personal account and when she followed it, she used a BTS fan account. I found out she's had it for about a year and it's all she ever talks about. I don't HATE KPOP or anything. I'm just not interested in it and I know nothing about it. All she talks about with me (in real life and on Twitter) is BTS, her "bias", the members' names (which I don't even remember), their songs, stuff they do, and how much she loves them. At school, she turns on BTS songs all the time... Sometimes other KPOP groups I don't know too. At one point I almost wanted to unfollow her because of her countless BTS posts and photos flooding my timeline. I know she loves them, but the KPOP obsessed people at my school are viewed as the weird ones/outcasts. She's my friend and all, but I don't think she gets I'm not interested in it and I feel embarrassed to be around her. It's also annoying because she never talks about anything else. What should I do? Oh, I also told my other friends about it and they told me, "People who like BTS are so weird. Why do you even listen to her?" They tell me to be straightforward with her but I'd feel rude telling her I'm embarrassed to be seen around her because of what she likes. What would be appropriate?

So I've been in this club for 3 years. and it's on a Saturday. I haven't been in like 5 Saturdays and no one has texted me to see what's up. Thoughts? they have my number and social media info

Most my school peers all dress alike. We like to conform and look the same, dressing very similarly and we all like to act the same, it makes socializing more fun. Being like someone else makes conversations easier. But then again, is it okay that i conform to my school peers to this extent?