Hey. I'm in my second year of college right now, and I have two friends that I really like hanging out with. We met about a year ago and lived on the same floor of the dorm, and we hung out all the time, playing games, going shopping or whatnot almost every day.

This year, we live in the same building but a different floor. They are also roommates, which I expect is what is mostly causing this because they can just talk to each other while I have to be contacted virtually. We hang out sometimes and I have to assume they enjoy my company, but now I usually only get invited to things that I am "a part of", semi-regular events on campus and such.

I try to invite them to stuff every now and then, but it feels harder since they are always together so I feel like a bit of a third wheel and I don't have a car so there aren't as many interesting things that I can facilitate. Then most times when I do invite them to do something, they are busy or just don't respond until hours later which makes me feel bad.

Sometimes when we do hang out they offhandedly mention plans in the future that I haven't been invited to, and I'm not sure if they expect me to just ask "can I come?" or what, but it makes me feel left out. I'm worried of seeming too clingy, which I guess I am, and don't want to put them in the spot of me inviting myself to stuff that they don't want me to be a part of.

I'm the type of person who would like to just sit down and talk with them seriously about what I've just written out, but I'm sure it would just make it awkward between us. I know I'm overthinking this, but does anyone have advice?


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