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Does everybody have a special group of female friends?

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changedmyname24 · 07/03/2026 07:03

I've just been reflecting that although I have lots of friends, I don't really have a special close group of friends & I feel like I am missing out. A group who naturally turn to each other for birthdays & other celebrations & who go away together. I have never been on a 'girls' trip' away & I would love to but don't know who would go with me 😔

I have 2 sisters who I love but don't really see as we are very busy & don't live particularly close to each other. I have a great Book Club but we rarely do anything outside of that. I have recently reconnected with old school & uni friends, plus I have quite a few close friends who I meet up with individually. I did have a close group of friends when the DC were in primary but they are in secondary school now & we hardly meet or even chat via text any more 😔

I turn 50 next year & would so love to have a weekend away with a few friends to celebrate as they always look like such great fun, but I can't see it happening.

OP posts:
DramaAlpaca · 09/03/2026 11:12

I don't belong to a group of friends and I've never wanted to be part of one. I'm much more comfortable with one-to-one friendships. Going away with a group of people is my idea of hell, I wouldn't enjoy it at all.

millit · 09/03/2026 12:32

changedmyname24 · 07/03/2026 14:14

I did indeed mean a larger group than 3 people. But in any case, the groups I am a part of wouldn't go away with me anyway, so the size is neither here nor there 😔

Why do you feel that they wouldn’t want to go away with you? Maybe you just need to put it out there. I know when there is ND there can be a tendency to think less of oneself or think others don’t like you as much as you like them

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