I don't have many friends?

Hi,

So there are probably many threads like this but here is my one.

As you can see from the title, I don't have many friends that I can generally just chat to about life, family, social chit chat etc. I have about 3-4 people that I generally socialise with but they don't make efforts to hang out with me, especially since it's summer. They usually do things with their other friends, in groups of about 8-10 and I'm never invited. I'd like to say I'm close to them but clearly not.

I like to keep my head in the books and work hard at my a levels and over this year, I managed to establish some sort of reputation where everyone sees me as this genius kid where in reality, I just like to work hard.

I really don't know what to do as it is summer and want to enjoy a bit of it at least

Any ideas?

I could have made exactly the same post..and would PM you if you weren't anonymous (always willing to talk to anyone ) but I'd advise to see if there are any residential courses etc/summer schools/study days you could still sign up for, or maybe NCS. I didn't do NCS but I've got a couple of uni study days lined up in which I'm hoping to talk to people and make friends

wow this is exactly how i feel.
i don't have many friends either.. and the friends that i do have, have other friends they would rather hang out with :/
i'm graduating uni next year and i don't even have a group of friends.. so depressing.

Don't look for them, they will come. Just go outside of your comfort zone and do activities you like though.

Yup, pretty much my situation. It's so sad seeing your "friends" on snapchat having such a good time and they didn't even bother to invite you

Yup, pretty much my situation. It's so sad seeing your "friends" on snapchat having such a good time and they didn't even bother to invite you

yeah it's not a nice feeling

how old are you? you still have a chance to make new friends at uni; join loads of societies. something i never did, and i regret it!

But I find doing something like that so hard when I'm alone

You live in the UK, it's so easy to find a cool thing you enjoy. Go train for boxing, or football, or mountaineering. Go on an adventure! Why stick to mediocre routines like hanging out with friends.

Sometimes I don't really have the motivation to do these things lol plus money is another issue so it kinda limits me in what I can do

Hey, friends will come!

Join a club or society and get talking, join clubs or go on meetup.com and search for a group that interests you and this could be a way to meet friends.

If you ever need to talk, feel free to PM me and I'll be your friend .

OK. Thing is you can't force someone to be your friend. That way you come across as keen and you push people away. Be kind, humble and helpful without expecting anything in return and good quality people will come into your life.

I know what you mean but some people say I am extremely kind and one of the most humble people that they have met. Maybe they just don't wanna be my friend?

Hi,

So there are probably many threads like this but here is my one.

As you can see from the title, I don't have many friends that I can generally just chat to about life, family, social chit chat etc. I have about 3-4 people that I generally socialise with but they don't make efforts to hang out with me, especially since it's summer. They usually do things with their other friends, in groups of about 8-10 and I'm never invited. I'd like to say I'm close to them but clearly not.

I like to keep my head in the books and work hard at my a levels and over this year, I managed to establish some sort of reputation where everyone sees me as this genius kid where in reality, I just like to work hard.

I really don't know what to do as it is summer and want to enjoy a bit of it at least

Any ideas?