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What should I do when my best friend is constantly getting in relationships and I’m always third wheeling. Not from a state of jealousy but genuinely what should I do, start hanging out with new friends… like?
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Anonymous 4w

Thats all you can do

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Anonymous 4w

Talk to her! But also understand that relationships require investment at the beginning

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

It sucks like I love her as a friend and all she ever does is hang out with her boyfriend and invite me along 💔

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

I talked to her about it but she just wants me to be “happy for her” which I am but this is the third guy I’ve had to be a third wheel with in the 2 years we’ve been friends and she hasn’t gone more than a month being single

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Is it like she’s not hanging out with you or she only wants to hang out with u and the guy

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

She’s my roommate so he’s always at our apartment and if they go out somewhere she always invites me to come

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

We only “hang out” one on one at home when he’s not here

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Maybe she thinks that the hanging out at home is enough to sustain your friendship. How does she react to 1:1 invites?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

She’s fine with it or “can **** come” like ☹️😫

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Eh yeah tell her that sometimes you want girl time. It’s hard cause tbh with my guy I just enjoy having all the people I love together, maybe she wants you guys to be closer. But all you can really do is gently let her know that you want more alone time with her, and maybe try making some other friends. Change is tough I feel you, but for a lot of people, their partner is their main priority in terms of time spent and relationship building

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

That’s fine and respectable it’s just so frustrating - for some context - going into this semester at school she was so excited for us both to be single for this term and then she folds after one guy asks for her snap. Like I’m not trying to blame her but sometimes it just hurts and I wanted it to just be us for a bit. I’m not trying to be a possessive pos but 😫

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

One of the suckiest things for me in college was just figuring out how to let go of friends who didn’t have the same love for me as I had for them. I get really attached to my friends and love spending time with them but that is unfortunately not how everyone in this world operates :( I feel u girl and it sucks, but maybe this is a chance to branch out and try to get involved with some new hobbies or people or explore some other aspect of your life. And some people feel really pressured to 1\2

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

Be in a relationship, whether for validation or sex or some other social reason. Don’t let this impact your perception or sense of self, it’s just one of those things that happens a lot in life. Friendship is temporal and always changing, and all you can control is what you give

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4w

Tysm for your input it means a lot to me🫶🫶

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