(I'm a girl) So there's this amazing girl at my school. We do the same extracurriculars together but don't talk often. Unfortunately, I think she thinks I hate her. I think I have given off that impression. At first I was a bit standoffish when I first met her. I deeply regret this. She always sounds uncomfortable when I talk to her and doesn't seem comfortable with me being near her. She's an incredibly smart, wonderful, and nice person. It makes me upset that she might think I hate her. I don't want to hurt her feelings. Does she think I hate her? And how do I show her that I don't hate her?

Today I was injured. When talking to my pal he asked how my day was and I told him. He turned it into a conversation about how he has gotten so messed up some years ago. Which annoyed me because yet again he made it all about him. What makes people turn everything into a competition and how to deal with those types?

Ok so let me just start off by saying to some this may Sound ridiculous , however I'm a person that suffers from depression & social anxiety so me & large groups don't really agree . So here's my "issue" one of my friends video chatted me unexpectedly with A bunch of people not even giving me a heads up that there would be a large number a people around , the only reason I answered is because I'm comfortable with him & wasn't expecting so many people to be with him. Once I answered he then handed over the phone to someone else, then basically started asking them to judge me on my looks !!! Then they go to mute the phone as they were going to reply to the question & I seen them laughing. It hurt My feelings a lot because I expected more of this friend because he knows what I go through. However I just don't know if I should continue on with this friendship , because for 1 they basically laughed at me in my face , and 2 I feel like he was being an asshole and fake around a crowd!! Does it sound like I'm being too sensitive or should I really just end this friendship . No rude answers please , I already feel crappy enough !!!

I am very close with my college roommate, and he is like a brother to me. But he tells a lot of lies about where he is from and where he grew up. He claims he is from the hard part of Philly, but he went to a school an hour outside of Philly. He used to tell people that his little cousin was actually his son and he was serious about it. He also sometimes tells people he was a lifelong vegan when he was really only a vegan for like 7 months. I want to confront him about these lies successfully, but he always gets super defensive and has more lies thought out.

I had today with a friend. My whole body is markered, a little more than a friends. Now we have a small problem. It's hard to wash it off. For now, I only washed my face. It took me 10 minutes. But I don't regret xD. Eventually I will only wash my hands and wear long sleeves and trousers xD

I've been having lots of trouble making friends at school. How do I become friends with many?

Heart of Gold, You are so lucky. When someone lies to me I try to figure out the lie and get way too involved because part of me feels helpless like I can't get away. I grew up in a household where lies were commonplace because my parents had so much to hide. I lied everyday for them. Basically, my whole childhood was a lie. I protected them from the outside world while I was being hurt. Nobody saved me. Now, I stay way too long in dysfunctional situations. I lose my mind in the meantime.

My roommate let me borrow her hairdryer because i needed it to dry my hair one day. She mentioned as she was giving it to me that it was super old and not that powerful. While I was using it, it suddenly just started making a weird noise and now it won't really work. My other roommate was in my room at the time and can testify that I was just blowing air onto my hair normally, I didn't drop it or do anything weird to it. Obviously I'm telling my other roommate that it doesn't work, but should I offer to repay her for it-- even if I didn't break it & it was already not the best?

Really awful at communication and even worse over text, plus this is a really weird situation because this guy is going through a really bad time [recently had to attend 4 different funerals over the past couple weeks] and we use to talk occasionally and I was going through a really weird time in my life so it kinda dropped off.

I'm a sophomore in high school, and I've been in high school for two months so far. Freshman year I didn't have any friends, which made me miserable, which is why this year I wanted to try and make friends. The only solid friend I was able to make this year is a guy named Keith. Keith used to pay attention to me a lot until he met my old middle school friends and I can only talk to him when he isn't with them. I want to talk to my middle school friends, but I feel like it'd be stupid to do that. I've tried everything from sitting with people at lunch, to talking to classmates, to even a joining a club, and so far nothing has worked out. Although I've been at my school since 6th grade and I have a few acquaintances here and there, sadly everyone already has their own groups and no one is interested in talking with the kid sitting alone. I'm quiet when I don't know someone, if I have a friend I throw around a few jokes and I'm pretty chill. I don't know how to make friends when there are barely any new kids at my school, and when everyone already has their own groups. I just feel like I'm different from all the kids in my school. I don't know what to do... Also, high school overwhelms me because the teachers give so much work, it's unbearable. Because of all the work they give me, I barely have time to do the things I want to do. I have to do homework every day. I can't ever have a break. I'm just so tired and stressed about everything, I don't know what to do. Advice?

I had a full band and everything was working, then it crumbled to bits. Now, I, a guitar player, and my friend, the bass player have been writing for a while together, however, it's going nowhere. How do I release him from this project, without losing him as a friend?

So whenever I bring up an issue with the bf he sometimes gets Angry. On one occasion we were in the car on the way to his family's bbq and I mentioned to him 'it's boring for me because no one really talks to me from his family' (which is true) and all he says in a angry tone is 'WHAT ARE U TAlKiNg About!' Other occasions if we had plans on the weekend with his friends and I was sick with the flu and couldn't go he would get annoyed that he had to cancel and when I asked him 'why r u getting annoyed when I'm sick' he says 'I'm not annoyed at all' when clearly he huffed and puffed

Ok so I'm 13 years old and I don't have a phone. All I have is a rusty old laptop that barely even works. I see all my friends with big iPhone's and shiz and I have literally nothing. "Hey Kate! What's your phone number?" "Oh well the thing is.. i dont have a phone :)" I always have to tell people that and they make fun of me for not having a phone. They ask what my tiktok is, my instagram, my snapchat, what my number is. I tell them i dont have a phone so i dont have social medias. I know i shouldnt be this upset but I AMMM! I dont feel like i fit in :( I cant even go to sleepovers anymore because my friends are all on their phones and all i do is just sit and do nothing!!! they dont even TRY to include me!! oh, and my parents? they wont let me get a phone. They say i might not even get a phone until im 18 :/ so yea. is this normal? because i just want to fit in :( and not get judged for something i cant control. thanks And i wanted to buy my own phone, but they wouldnt let me. They say that "pHoNe adDiCtIoN iS bAd"

All of my friends are always so sad and I try so hard to make them feel better. When I finally succeed they just find something else to feel sad about. What should I do?

Hi everyone so I have a younger cousin named Nico who is having a birthday dinner at Texas Roadhouse on Wednesday September 25th. He will be turning 10 years old. I don't really want to go because I don't want to spend my money for dinner. I work a minimum wage job that doesn't pay a lot and I am a full time student with a car payment and phone bill of $170 a month combined. I have been trying to save money by not going out to eat and eating at home instead. I feel I don't owe my aunt any explanation for why I don't want to go and feel as if I am invited then I shouldn't have to pay for dinner. I could understand if I made plans and invited her to dinner but she invited me. My mom even thinks I don't owe any explanation sorry this is long. I am just so tired of my money going so fast when I have no control of it. I have all this other bullshit to pay for and worry about too.

I'm currently in 11th grade. I've been to public school my whole life. Only the last year and a half have I been home schooled. I've never really had friends in the first place and now... making friends seems impossible. I don't leave the house. My mom sleeps all day and my dads at work all day. My mom refuses to take me anywhere other than the store or out to eat occasionally. And if she does take me elsewhere I have to hear her complain the whole time. It's all making me really depressed. I have no one to confide in and am too embarrassed to ask for therapy. I never will. All I get from them is "You need a job" and "It's up to you what you do with your day". Like... I can't drive you won't take me to the dmv and you won't let me leave the house so wtf am I supposed to do. I really hate this and I want at least one friend to confide in. That's all I ask. But I don't know how to make friends or even where to find them. So what should I do?

This week i have had a total of 13 hours of sleep and need more but I'm scared my coach is gonna yell at me for skipping. And not to mention My best friend is gonna be the only one there that my age everyone else there is in high school (we are both 13) I'm scared and i feel that it's unnecessary to skip practice just to get sleep. I'm not ill but i have just gotten barely any sleep. Another reason that I feel guilty about skipping practice is because my guy-friend gives me grief and i just feel rally guilty about skipping practice. so guilty that i start crying should i be crying and feeling guilty about missing a swim practice? And should I mention it's the FIRST WEEK OF SWIM?