I (M 15) Strongly Dislike My Friend Group.

I went through something similar when I was in high school. I was the quiet, socially awkward girl and had a hard time making friends because of that. I was actually completely alone until a couple girls gravitated towards me somehow and we became "friends". They frequently belittled me, made fun of me and would try to pass it off as a joke, poked at my insecurities, ditched me when I was in need, and left me out. One day, it was one of the girls birthday, we'll call her A. A's mom brought me, A, and the other girl, we'll call her B, to get our nails done. A and B continued to talk over me and dismiss anything I had to say. A's mom paid for A and B to get beautiful acrylic nails and I was left out. As a teenage girl, it really sucked watching them giggle and get their nails done together while all I could do was just watch how much fun they were having on the sidelines feeling pathetic. But it was in that moment that I realized they weren't my real friends. The next day, I told them both off and told them I couldn't be their friends any more because they treated me like crap. A even got mad at me for me not wanting to hang out with her and she even threatened to fight me (lmfao). I ended up being a loner again most of the time until I joined took Art class and joined the art club. After that, I found people with similar interests to be friends with who were genuine and even had opportunities to volunteer for the art club. One of the friends I made there later introduced me to a guy who ended up being my boyfriend and then I became friends with some of HIS friends and they became my friend group. And man, they were some good people. They were weird, funny, unique people and I loved spending time with them. I was happy.

Ditch your shitty "friend" group. You don't need them. I don't know why kids keep people around just to dog on them every day, but fuck em. You deserve better than that. Put yourself out there in school. Join a club, band, rotc, a sport... something. Hell, maybe even start your own club. Participate in school, go to football games, etc and things will come together, I promise. Hope my little story helped in some way.

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