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my friends are suddenly cold and distant.

im a freshman in college. and its been almost 2 months. some of the friends i made became kinda cold and distant towards me. but they seem fine around other people. i didnt do anything wrong, at least i dont think i did. or they just found something about me that they dont like…

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lucif offline Verified User (1 year, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 7 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 minute after post)

talk to them about it.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (4 minutes after post)

that’s the best thing to do…take one of them aside and ask if you’ve done anything to offend them.
see if there’s a reason behind it.

have you done anything 2 months ago? anything major? gossip based on misinformation can do this.

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1 year ago (6 minutes after post)

It’s been almost two months since you made friends with them? Or two months since they started acting weird?

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BSBMoony offline Verified User (1 year, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (12 minutes after post)

Talk to them directly - preferably one at a time. If that does not work then send a letter (or an email), to one of them describing how you feel and apologizing for anything that you might have done to hurt their feelings.

Perhaps your friends were told something about you that is not true. See if you (or someone you trust), can find out what is going on.

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (14 minutes after post)

Talk to them.

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theresape offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Waltham, MA, US | 1 year ago (56 minutes after post)

During the first two months of freshman year, you tend to connect with everyone, since you have not yet formed natural groups based on your major, classes, extracurricular interests, etc.

Is it possible that your friends are just so caught up in clubs, fraternities, and school projects that they simply don’t have as much time for you as before?

What about you? Don’t you have a new set of friends evolving around your interests, major, and the activities you’re engaged in?

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1 year ago (1 hour, 7 minutes after post)

I agree. Once college life sets in after a couple of months, some people get so serious about it (the same you would when you get your first full time job) that it consumes all of their time and energy. They probably don’t really mean much by it, but there are lots of things on your mind when you start thinking alot about your future. So some people tend to become alot less social and friendly or whatever because they’re so busy trying to figure things out. Don’t worry! :)

And still, if it’s continuing to bother you, ask the closest friend of that group if anything is wrong. They’re probably just very distracted by college stuff.

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (1 day, 20 hours after post)

How’d it turn out?

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (1 day, 21 hours after post)

before i had the chance to ask them about it, they became “normal” with me again. i was probably thinking too much. thank you all!!

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (3 days, 5 hours after post)

When did you talk to them? You guys saw each other and it was ok or what?

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