Currently writing this sitting between two couples so isn't that fitting. Listen, nobody likes being the single friend. It's all fun when you are all hanging out together and then you go to bed alone and scroll on tinder. I've been there a million times, currently there.
The thing is, if you are happy being single, then be single girl. Im here to help you navigate being the only single friend in the group. Hopefully your friends aren't too PDA which helps navigate the weirdness of everything.
Include yourself-
You only make yourself feel left out. Obliviously don't interrupt and be rude but try to add in put to the conversation. If you can relate to the topic bring it up and then that makes it a three person conversation not just two people and you sitting there awkwardly.
Have other single friends-
It can feel less like you’re third wheeling if there is a big group of people. If you know your friend is having her boyfriend over, invite some other people to lighten the mood. Then all of you can do a group activity and it won't feel weird.
Go out-
If you are apart of the girls (including me) that do want a boyfriend, ask if their significant others have friends that you could meet. You could also all go to a bar together and mingle with other single people. Doing a group activity like mini golf or an escape room is a great way for everyone to be involved. Try to avoid going to the movies or out to dinner because that allows the opportunity for you to be the third wheel and them to be next to eachother and be all couple like.
DO NOT try and include yourself on everything. Couples need their alone time and it's going to get awkward if you keep wanting to go with them everywhere. It might be innocent where both of them are your friends and you just want to hang out but everything has a limit. If you are invited, go and have a good time but don't try and invite yourself on every dinner or movie.
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