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Sixth form - friendship struggles

I started a new sixth form in September and I’ve been hanging around with these 2 other people who I met on the induction day, and who are also external students like me. As I’ve spent more time with them though, I’ve realised that we have very little in common - they both take the same subjects (which are very different to my subjects), and talk loads about anime (which I know nothing about, so I just sit their awkwardly and wait for them to talk about something else).
I’m not sure what to do, as they are both nice, but I think I’d like to make friends that have more in common with me. I don’t know if it’s too late to go and join other friend groups now, and I don’t want them both to think I’m being rude by hanging out with other people. Does anyone have advice?

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IKikii

It’s totally not too late to branch out and meet new people. Everyone’s still figuring out their friendships, so don’t feel like you’re stuck with just them. It’s great that they’re nice, but you definitely deserve to hang out with people who share your interests too. You don’t have to ditch them completely, but maybe start joining clubs or talking to others in your classes to find people you vibe with more. I met some girls on induction day, but I only really talk to one of them and we’re pretty close. I didn’t stick to just her though, I made other friends from outside my course too. Your friends probably don’t even realize they’re making you feel left out, but no one likes feeling like the third wheel, right? Maybe start chatting with other people you think you’d click with. If they’ve already got a group, it might be harder, but usually, the ones who are a bit quiet or don’t hang out with loads of people are really chill!

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