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Not Everyone Has a Friend Group. Here’s What It Says About You If You Don’t.

Not being part of a group chat doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you.

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In adulthood, it seems everyone around me has their go-to “friend group.” You know, the one they hit up for weekend plans, holiday events, and summer vacations. No matter where life takes them, they have that grounding, supportive community to fall back on.

I, too, had an intimate group of friends in high school and college. But as I got older, advanced in my career, and left my hometown, I began to lose touch with some of my old friends. It wasn’t some dramatic end to the friendship, but rather a gradual growing apart. Some friends moved across the country; some got into serious relationships; some found new friends at work, etc. It happens, and it’s all part of growing up.

Now, that’s not to say I don’t have steady friends in my adult life. I pride myself on maintaining valuable one-on-one relationships with a few close, long-lasting friends.........

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