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Being Friends With Everybody Leaves You Lonely

It is to be forgotten when you’re friends with everyone. And that hurts.

Karina Laufenberg
Dec 21, 2016
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
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I’ve always seemed to become that girl that is friends with everyone. In high school, I had the table of friends I would sit with every day at lunch, but I wouldn’t say they were my best friends — because I was friends with everyone. I like being friends with everyone because it lets me experience different types of friendships.

But it also has its downfalls. Being friends with everyone is actually a pretty lonely experience. You don’t really have that ONE person you can go to for absolutely anything. You have that friend who is good at this type of advice and another friend who is good at that type of advice. I have friends I reach out to for specific things rather than one BFF I talk to about anything and everything.

I’ve also noticed how easy it is to be forgotten when you’re friends with everyone. You’re always around, but you’re not around enough to make an impact to where it’s noticeable that you’re missing from a party, dinner or a movie night.

Being friends with everyone also makes it less painful when people decide to leave. I’ve learned the most painful thing in the world is when a friend decides to walk out of your life, no matter what the reason. I think I felt it too many times, so I just stopped allowing myself to make “best friends” and just became comfortable with being friends with everyone. Being a familiar face in a hallway for someone to reach out and chat with before they dip into class, only to never text them or see them on the weekends or get invited to their house parties.

I like being friends with everyone. I like the diversity of the people I know and talk with. But I often find myself being jealous of the girls who post pictures with their ride or dies on the weekends at a party. I’m happy knowing I would do anything to protect such a large number of people, but I’m often found wondering if these people would do they same for me.

Being friends with everyone is great, but it’s sometimes lonely. But if you know me, I probably consider you a friend, and I would more than likely go out of my way to help you out when you need it.

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