I’ve recently noticed that whenever I’m with my friends I always feel left out. We could be sitting in a straight line and the person next to me will turn around so their back is facing me. I tried to sit in the middle but then two separate conversations forms and I’m not part of either one. I literally feel like the dividing line.
When I try to add to the conversation they often don’t acknowledge what I’ve said and just continue on. A couple days ago I attempted to try talking to 2 of my friends I know pretty well. Only one of them looked at me and gave a lazy ”yeea”, the other would just continue looking at the other friend. It’s so frustrating I feel absolutely invisible.
However this is a pretty regular occurrence so I can’t help but think I might just be pretty unlikable. But then I have conversations one on one and they flow pretty well so I’m really not sure what to believe.
Is there anything I can do or say to make my friends acknowledge me in conversations? Or does anyone know how I could become a better conversationalist when talking to bigger groups?