I don't understand what has been happening lately. I understand losing friends every once in a while, but at this point, I feel like I have no one. It all started when I moved back to Ohio after living in Amsterdam for a year and a half. I lost basically all of my friends from Amsterdam (I understand this though, distance is really hard). However, even the friend that I'm still friends with from Amsterdam barely talks to me anymore and never wants to attempt to talk or anything like that. As for my friends here in Ohio, I feel like they all don't like me that much. Some of us just naturally drifted which is fine, some only talk to me when they need advice, and others never try to make plans or talk. It's just frustrating because I only talk to really one person and I just want to understand what happened. I mean, yes, I'm going to high school next year so hopefully, I can make new friends, but I don't want them to leave me like everyone else. Sorry for the long paragraph...

My cousin who's fifty years old made a statement with his work friend that they're gonna sell me for a $1.50 because I'm not a certain age and I'm no longer a virgin. Then my cousins husband pitches in that "indeed I am" then my cousin and his friend said that they're gonna sell me for $3.50 because I'm weird to be a virgin for my age. Do I have a right to announce that they offended me because even the friends daughter said her dad was being rude.

Ex-partners and ex-friends some of which you may have not seen or spoken to in well over 8 years. Why do these people try to come back and reconnect years later? Isn't the past better left in the past?

I'm 17 and I'm planning to travel from Ohio to North Carolina on my own. I'm putting together an argument for my parents of why they should let me. I just want to gather some reasons people feel it would be a good/bad idea for them to let me go, so I can have strong and valid reasonings and I can be prepared to talk through possible issues they could have. A little background. This trip would be me driving 8 hours alone in order to visit my friend in NC. We've known each other for almost 10 years. We met when we went to the same school but both of us eventually moved away from each other (so this isn't an 'internet-friend-turned-catfish type thing) We've kept in contact the whole time and text daily. We're both leaving for college in the fall and she's going out of the country for school so it'll be difficult to meet for breaks since they'll hardly line up. I've been trying to get down to visit her for years and this summer is the first time we've been able to figure everything out. I have a reliable car and enough money for the trip (accounting for unforeseen issues). Please be aware that I understand why my parents are hesitant to let me do this. Traveling alone isn't my number one choice, but they're refusing to accompany me so I'm left with no other options if I want to see my best friend. Just give me possible issues you could see with this (maybe arguments you'd have if your child wanted to do this) so I can come up with logical and responsible arguments. Thanks! I accidentally posted the same question a few times (I didn't think they were going through, oops!) Thanks for your answers!!

he's 38 and is 5'11 he's been screwing around with a 21 year old. He moves back and forth between his moms house and the 21 year old girls apartment. She's a depressed mess always drinking, smoking weed and ranting about negative stuff on facebook and how she hates people. He's broken up with this girl and gotten back together with her 3x in 1 year. Now he moved out of his moms house again and is supposedly living with this girl permanently. He is always talking about spiritual awakenings and how he's enlightened. These are some still frames from his latest video on how he's "ascended". His 21 year old lover also claims that she's enlightened through taking baths with chakra colored flowers and smoking weed. To me his eyes look drugged and his face looks thin but idk what to look for. https://www.instagram.com/stylemaven828/ Said by the woman making the assumption that I don't know these people and they don't have anything to do with my life. How do you know this exactly? You wouldn't be "assuming" would you? He's my ex husband who has custody of my child one weekend a month. So yet it impacts my life. You're a hypocrite, making assumptions and judging me while telling me not to do the same. Maybe you're a little salty because you're doing drugs yourself, this isn't personal PATRICIA

Are there any males out there that consider themselves straight but have a foot fetish to certain males ??

For those that can be bothered to read this. Not really sure where to begin but does anyone else struggle with having a good circle of friends? I have friends/people I know but most of my friends are either married or in long term relationships and the ones that are single either have children or are flakey. In regards to friendship I'd say I'm a good friend and I always make an effort and remember special occasions usually me being the one to initiate but oh well. I'm finding my married friends don't bother and never make the time to meet and just make excuses. I know I'm not a priority but I believe friendships should be cared for like a relationship and it takes two and a good balance. I feel no one bothers with me. I have a certain friend who leaves my What's App messages unread when she's online for days. It's like they can't be bothered I don't get it. I haven't even done anything to offend any one of them. I just find people really useless and it's getting me down. What can I do as I am now just giving up? I spend most of my time alone or with my parents which is fine but it does bother me. I don't have even one person I can just ring and arrange to meet with. I worked abroad for a few years and have good reliable friends there but in the UK they seem terrible.

My friend and I were very close and went to the same middle school, before we both ended up moving around the same time, her to North Carolina and me to Ohio (so this isn't an internet friend that could potentially be a catfish). We've kept in touch and texted/called/facetimed constantly since then, so I'm planning a trip down to visit before we both start college (since we haven't seen each other in person for almost 7 years). It's about an 8 hour drive and i have the money and the car for the trip. I've planned out where I can stay (since i'm a minor) and where I'll probably need to stop for gas. I've been trying to get my parents on board with allowing me to go alone since they don't want to accompany me. I understand their hesitations but I would like to hear some issues others have that they could possibly bring up so I can be ready to address and counter when I'm prepared to propose the idea for real. Thanks!!

Not only sorry but also won't admit to leading you on or changing their mind about you. Well, the woman I was in love with for 8 months NEVER even told her older sister who I still work with/get along real well with, that I liked her. She told her that I ignored her for no reason. I explained to her older sister how come I've been ignoring her and although she doesn't agree with me ignoring her, she at least understands why.

One second she'll say I look ugly and take pictures of me so she can send unflattering ones to group chats, the next she'll say I'm beautiful and that she'd die for me. Been friends for a few years and she's always been a little abrasive and bossy, but lately she's just been mean and she demands people do what she says. I don't know what to do.

My online friend has changed a lot recently this month from someone who is really really happy and fun to talk to , to someone who is distant and blunt. He constantly complains about being exhausted but not from lack of sleep. I think it's due to exams as he lives in korea and is constantly studying . How can I help him to feel less mentally exhausted ??

I have known my friend since January and we have gotten pretty close. The five of us moved overseas to study and had to leave behind our friends and families which for her included her husband. I usually do my best to be nice and friendly to everyone although it seems like she might be taking things the wrong way. Over the past month or so she has been acting extremely cold towards me. Whenever its just the two of us hanging out she gets upset quite easily and I can tell something has changed although not sure what. I have kept my distance but when we hang out with our other friends she goes back to being normal. Also whenever she texts me she always reminds me how good of a friend I am to her even though I already know that and don't need constant reminders. I have feelings for someone else and I would never hit on a married girl and she should know that. A friend of mine said she might think I like her even though I have never done anything to suggest I see her as anything more than a friend. She is the one constanly texting me and sending hearts in every text. I will be seeing her for the next three so I really want to figure things out before I lose her as a friend

In terms of own apartment, vehicle, loan payments, marital status, children, how often you hang out with friends.

I befriended this person online through a common hobby. At first, I liked chatting with her but realized she was texting me 5-10 times a day, mainly just a mundane play-by-play of her day, what her kids are up to, including photos of what she's eating, etc. Realizing that's a little much, and couldn't keep up, I stopped responding right away. But when her texts kept coming, I wouldn't respond for a week... and I'd find a string of texts from her about different topics. And when I did respond, she'd reply within seconds. What is going on here??? I hate to call her out on it because I do believe she's a well-meaning person, but why is she texting me so often and about random stuff that I could care less about??

Like even people who claim others as friends or family, everyone just acts toxic to one another. Times have changed and ****, but it looks like it's for the worst? Why do we fight for peace and harmony, when all we do is fight with eachother? Especially now, everyone thinks doing really ****** up **** or talking about ****** up **** is cool? WHY?

I always tend to fall into the wrong crowd. All the friends I've ever had aren't even my friends at all. They have either backstabbed me or treat me like ****. All I do is be nice and all I get in return is them punking on me and peer pressuring me. It all hurts so much that I cry myself to sleep everyday or just cry in the shower. I hate myself because my fear is being alone, and I truly care for these people. Why do people always change? Do friends even exist? People are always nice at first but become different the more you get to know them. On top of that I'm scared to be more hurt, I'm scared of being ina relationship because I've seen what love can do to a person. How much it can hurt. And I don't what I'd do if I hurt more. I'm scared of my actions. I just feel like it's unfair to have someone in my life romantically when I know I'll probably depend on them and put all my pain and stress on them. I've tried to tell my family but all they tell me is that I exaggerate. That I'm delicate and dramatic. How can someone not realize that some things mean more to others than to themselves?? I dont know what to do anymore, I don't feel like I even belong here, nothing ever feels right.

Aug. 2017, all of my roommates and I were excited to move in together in our college town. Me not being honest, hadn't enrolled in any classes but pretended as if I was going to class. After a while, I became insanely depressed (began smoking pot daily, never cleaned up, I smelled, never went out, I was stealing a lot of money, couldn't pay rent, etc.) At the end of July 2018, I was going to get evicted for not being able to pay my rent. So, I finally cleaned up, got up in the middle of the night, got all of my things and moved out w/o my roommates knowledge. For months, even up to April of this year a few of them tried to reach out via text, social media, but I blocked and ignored them (because I was afraid) to the point where they eventually unsent their messages. Now, I'm healthy and my life has done a complete 360 but I'm extremely regretful. Most of my roommates were my friends before we even moved in together and I feel as if I ruined everything and If I apologize to only one roommate, I'd feel like it's make things even worse. They all still live together, same address and everything.

What would you do if your best friend tells you that she is sleeping with your husband and she has no regrets about it and if she also says if you have a problem with it you can go screw yourself?

Hello! I am very introverted, and don't like a lot of company for too long. I had this friend (I'm not sure if we're friends anymore) that would stay over for numerous days at a time despite me not liking it and asking him to go home. He would buy me food and gifts and work around the house. It would make me feel guilty because I did not want him there. Every time I would tell him to leave he would tell me about how his family does not care about him and how he did not want to go home because of his family life. And then offer to buy me food as well as other things. He once came home with 300 dollar headphones and gave them to me after I had asked him to leave earlier. After he had finally left (it took me running away from him to get the hint after 3 days) he apologized for over staying his welcome and stated that he wished he had crashed his car and died before reaching his house. This isn't the first time he's done this. Is this manipulative behavior? What if he still wants to be friends despite breaking my trust?

I moved out of state for university and get invited to parties. I always go because I want to socialize, but what I noticed is that I m not comfortable with strangers like I am with friends. And its annoying because it just looks creepy that I m quiet in the group of people. I do become comfortable once I m drunk but I don t want it to be alcohol that gets me to by myself rather than me being able to do that normally, if that makes sense? I try and tell myself that its not a big deal if I m overthinking it but I just want to be able to be myself in parties than someone that can do that drunk.

I have been friends with this girl off and on for years. We always had a great dynamic, she was outgoing and perky, and I was shy. She's ditched me for guys more times than I can count. And whenever I criticize her or say I have a problem with her or even myself she calls it "bitching". It's more complicated than this because we share many of the same friends. Anyway, she physically hurt me the other day. I have 9 infected wounds and more bruises- 6 on my leg and a bad one on my arm. She didn't just scratch me she gauged me in multiple places. Should I end it? And if I do how should I handle the fact we share so many friends?

For example, a 12 year old being friends with an 18 year old would be weird, but a 20 year being friends with a 26 year old wouldn't be too weird. How old were you when you started to make friends with people outside of your own age (or a few years from your own age).

When it comes to friendships and you are a genuinely honest and trustworthy person, should you spend time with people who take you for granted or not? Where do you draw the line?