I don't like my friends anymore

This might sound weird but I (17f) just feel so distant from my friends ever since we got to senior high, and most ended up in different schools. Even when we did go out together for meet-ups, a lot are distracted by their phones. That's if the meet-up ever did go through. I tried to make plans to meet them, but more often that not, it's scrapped due to schedule conflicts of because I ended up ignored.

They also leave me on read quite often, even when I ask or talk about something I know they like recently so we could talk more. But somehow, it all just feels superficial now. I tried communicating and mentioning to them several times about how uncomfortable I feel when left on read. But only receive half hearted responses.

I loved my friends, really. They were the only people to reach out to me, even when I was introverted and barely talked or interacted with anyone. They felt like the people I could trust for anything, and know they'd be there for me. But it doesn't feel like that anymore, and I want to cut them off now. But I'm still conflicted because I do want to remain close to them, but it's just getting more tiring to. And not to mention, my parent might ask questions if I just stopped talking about them all of a sudden

Is there any chance that I could still try to reconnect or something? If so, what can I try to do?

Posted Sep 20, 2025, 3:11 PM UTC

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