Friendship Group Puns

I have never been a particularly popular person, in fact in middle school I was bullied very aggressively to the point that I asked my parents to send me to a private school, which they actually made huge sacrifices to do for me for two years. In high school I had a reasonable number of friendships, but only four friends that I would have considered “close,” one of which was my girlfriend. I was never one to get a call or an invitation to events, I always had to be the one reaching out to see if people were doing things. When I went to college it became clear that even among my group of “close” high school friends the other three guys had closer relationships with each other as after our freshman year they moved in together, but didn’t ask me if I wanted to move into the 4th bedroom.

I struggled to make more friends in college and there is only one person I met in college who I had a new “close relationship with” and none who I have a ongoing friendship with. The one person who I met in college that was a close friend, in fact she was in my wedding, has effectively dropped off the map to me, although my wife and I have both tried to reach out to her, she rarely responds and plans to catch up fall through without fail. After college I immediately got married to my girlfriend I went to work for the company that I had worked for as a teenager. I never managed to connect deeply with any of my co-workers there, perhaps because I was by far the youngest full time employee, and I don’t keep in touch with anyone from that job.

After five years of working I went to law school and I developed another group of fiends, but again I feel like everyone in th group has closer relationships with each other than they do with me. I am always the one who has to reach out to ask people to do things and when we do meet up or talk I am always learning that everyone else has been talking and they know things about each other which haven’t been shared with me.

Even my online relationships seem to be surface level while others within the groups seem to develop closer personal relationships. I am a part of one online group with an active chat where most of us know each others real names, jobs, and share stories about our lives and kids. However even within this group I keep discovering that others have much deeper relationships with each other, they text outside of the group (occasionally someone will make a reference to chatting with someone else in text messages in the main ch

I’m British and married to a Kiwi. We plan to move to Tauranga in New Zealand in the future. I’m excited about many things, the beaches and forests, hiking, surfing, etc. I don’t, however, know anyone in NZ and having lived in large cities like London and Melbourne the move represents a big lifestyle change. I’m curious to understand the experiences of others who have emigrated to NZ and how you found settling in and building a friendship network, especially those who live in smaller towns and cities outside of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. How’s it going?

Hi all! M35 here.

Looking for some external words of wisdom before making a decision.

I recently moved to a small town without any pre-existing social network present. During the first months or so I was approached by a guy my age and asked if I wanted to join a local charity organization, mainly consisting of men below 45. I immediately thought that this would be a great opportunity to form new friendships with some like-minded folks my age as well as do good deeds in my new local community. I am an extroverted introvert and have a multitude of interests in both self-development and how to serve others to create a better society. I love getting to know new people and have a genuine love for social interactions.

My issue is this.

I have been part of this group(15+ people) for a little over 3yrs, and I still don`t feel like I belong. Their interest lies mostly in partying/drinking beers and talking about women/hunting/drinking/sports/local news and blue-collar stuff. Whilst I am more interested in philosophy, tech, gaming, music, movies, human optimization, productivity, entrepreneurship, and so on. I am exaggerating/simplifying both them and me of course, but I hope you get the point. The guys are great, but our interests are different, our style of communicating is very different, and I don`t really feel at home when we hang out. As individuals, there are a few that I could see as friends on a short/long term basis, but as a group, I feel as something important is "missing".

As I am "different", and not from the same area as them, I am also treated differently.

Examples of this are;

- I am rarely asked for an opinion on a subject nor am I included in group discussions. To a large degree, these discussions are typical "small town chatter" about other people they know/have grown up with, and local former/current events.- I found out, almost by accident and only after a few months, that several of them meet once a week for beers outside of the normal meet-ups. I have been invited on some occasions but usually by the same 2-3 people.

- I had to invite myself to their whatsapp channel, and almost every time I posted something, I would consistently get fewer(or worst case no) replies, than the other members. The latter has made me stop participating in this group at all as it suddenly felt "forced". My content was that of similar nature to the rest of the group.- I see pictures/snaps and hear chatter from meet-ups/parties/gatherings that some member

You don’t have to be from UK, can be anyone from anywhere

Message me if interested :)

I don't know why, but whenever I have become a part of a friend group, I feel excluded after some point. I thought it might be because I am not as outgoing as the rest so I generally don't like going-out the way they may want to - anything having to do with being in public places; I prefer low maintenance activities where like grabbing ice-cream or just chilling together. I ended up attributing this to my introversion. However, even when I tried to step out of my comfort zone, I constantly felt like I was out of the loop.

I haven't really had this problem with individual people I built close friendships with. In fact, those are the friendships that have lasted me years. Has anyone else experienced this, and could be a sign of an unhealthy friendship?

Come join us at F.U.C.K. (Friends United, Collective Kindness) & celebrate new years eve, as well as start the new year with new friends! 🎆

We're a group established since 2017 of about 110 people from around the world. We're dead (inside) at times and active af at others, so don't join if youre bothered by a group when it's crazy active. •We range between ages 18 to about 40. •We have a mixture of guys and girls, straights & gays, etc etc, so we're open to EVERYONE!

•We are wholesome, but we can also be assholes.. we definitely shouldn't be taken seriously (no sensitive people please). •Sometimes we play games together, call on discord, and watch shows/movies together. •We share memes and just goof around about random topics. •We talk about our daily lives, get to know each other & listen to each other if we need to vent.

This group has helped me immensely the last few years & i have enjoyed "meeting" each and every person that's in it! I could definitely say that some of these people are my friends and hope to meet them in person someday ❤️. This group can be used as a great distraction from reality 😉

If you've read this far, congrats, I owe you a virtual cookie, but if this is something you'd be interested in joining, we'd love to meet YOU!

Go ahead and send me a chat for the link!!🖤

I feel like these are Mer’s most significant friendships throughout the different Grey’s eras… just want to see the subs opinion on them :)

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Long story short, the group has been tasked to aquire some Tortle shells to make armour for a group of Ogres (don’t ask)

In my world, Tortles are tribalistic and tightly knit. I’m thinking that the PC group Will have to do 4 or 5 favours to win their trust and be able to trade for them.

My current ideas are:

Get a large supply of food from the Ogres and gift to the Tortles

Hunt and kill a predator of the Tortles (not sure what)

But I’m sort of out of ideas beyond those 2, would be good for different styles of “quest” than just go here kill this..

Any ideas?

Are there any 🥺? It does not have to strictly be all girls but if possible please be in all girls friendship group. Also I don’t mind the genre but it would be great if it was set in high school :)! And had like CC and Romance 😝 thank you!

Hey I just recently moved to Brisbane a few days ago and I'd love to meet some of the people here and become friends. My interests include nerd lore(starwars, the witcher, Dr who,ect), music (metal, hardcore, blackmetal, indie rock,ect), exploring and just overall having a good time

Just curious on other's opinions and personal experiences - whether you think upfront honesty is the best way to cut ties, or just simply stop inviting them to get-togethers. Assuming this person isn't your best friend, just someone who is part of your larger friend group.

I came by several posts on here where people mentioned that they were struggling to make friends at Ryerson. The common tip seems to be to join clubs and student groups.

I am wondering how many of you here made genuine friendships by joining clubs?

I joined a club last year primarily out of interest and found quite a lot of people who were becoming friends with each other based on how much value they could extract from you (ex: your connections, your internships/co-op, grades). Personally, I don't find that genuine at all and it sounds like friends with benefits type of a deal (ex: I will help you with this, you help me with that).

I get that this is very common in the corporate world but I am curious to hear what your experiences have been like.

PS: I want to make this clear that I am not shitting on any specific student clubs and groups. There are several factors which can impact a person's experience.

Do any other 4s have an issue of feeling underappreciated by friends, causing them to act kinda controlling to prove worth, pushing them further away and making things worse? I feel like I'm in a cycle that I can't break out of without ditching my friends completely. Any advice at all is appreciated.

4w3 so/sx

After say the age of 20, the groupchat of 3 friends that I have known since 15 ish starts to get drier every year. None of them truly message me on a frequent basis and its always 1 friend who starts the conversations on the groupchat no one else. Its like everyone just doesn't care anymore. I dont have the energy to message any of them individually. I've got depression and often go weeks without speaking to someone.

Only friend i call is not apart of my original group. Recently, we got into an argument about a tiff i had with my roommates and how my actions were stupid etc. I was annoyed by this as i expected them to be more empathetic but they weren't. The main friend had said a whole load of stuff i didnt like and I blocked them all to stop me carrying on the argument or feeling more hurt. Should i carry on that friendship, forgive them or just let the entire thing go?

Literally I don't get a personal message of how I am. I get a general one on a groupchat of how everyone is and it doesn't sit well with me. The lack of effort annoys me. But then again I'm not the first one reaching out to ask how everyone us or how 1 person is.

Hello, my boyfriend (M,27) and I (F, 24) have been dating for slightly more than a year. Things have been great. Outside of this specific problem I am about to explain, we have been very happy together. We live together have been spending almost every waking minute together since covid-lockdown, WFH etc. He has brought a lot of joy into my life and I love him very much.

Throughout our relationship, I have been struggling with anxiety caused by his ex within the same friendship group. They all met in university and have been friends for 7/8 years. The two of them dated for about 3 years. He loved him very very much before she broke her heart. It has been three years since then. She has a new boyfriend, and lives in a different city from us. We still see her about 3/4 times a year because of events we attend with the entire friendship group (getaways, christmas parties, weddings, stag and hen parties).

Every time we see her, I get really anxious. I suffer from repeated nightmares about her. Some days I wake up with tears running down my cheeks. Other days I wake up screaming in bed. The anxiety has been very very hard to manage. My boyfriend has been extremely supportive throughout this time. He tries his best to provide me with reassurance and support. He sets clear boundaries with her and keeps interactions between them to a minimum. But I still worry if someday he might love her again. It seems like she will be here to stay permanently as long as the friendship group continues to exist.

I should add that the ex-girlfriend is quite dense and disrespectful of our relationship. Once she called him up in the early morning while I was asleep and started crying on the phone to him telling him about all her life problems. I think that is highly inappropriate. She also often references the times my they had together in the past during group conversations, completely disregarding my feelings. My boyfriend mostly tries to shut down the conversations with her but sometimes forgets. He doesn't see her as a friend but I think she thinks they are still 'old friends'. My boyfriend isnt rude to her. He says he must maintain a certain level of friendliness with her as they need to co-exist within the same friendship group. But he tries his best to keep their interactions to the minimum. We have attempted to communicate our boundaries to her. But she doesn't seem to understand.

My boyfriend is very insistent on getting the group together. I keep thinking that it is bec

Hello! I'm looking to make friends with people who are learning Spanish like me and people who speak Spanish. I'm stuck in this weird place between beginner and intermediate because I've relied mostly on classes, but I think if I get more speaking practice it would really help. My listening is more intermediate, but my speaking is stuck at beginners.

I'm looking to make a group chat with people where we can all casually talk, get to know each other, help each other out, and when we're comfortable we can call as well. We can have Spanish days and English days if that would make it more organized. We can work out the best way to contact each other, but discord or snapchat may be easiest. So yeah, if you're interested pm me and/or comment here :)

Extra: And here's a little about me. I'm a 19F going to college right now and I live in the US. I really hope to be able to live in a Spanish speaking country one day. Also, I really enjoy listening to music and watching marvel movies. There's more to me, I promise, but that's all I can think of right now lol.

Our friendship group has been running for a number of years and are looking to bring in some new people!

The more experienced you are at Minecraft the better dw if not it shouldn’t hinder you.

We do have two realms that we play on a regular basis one being a faction like SMP server and a creative city world where we build beautiful things and if we are bored we play mini games on servers.

If you do make content on either youtube or twitch then also let us know your channels so we can check them out and what kind of stuff you post along with how frequently.

If you don’t though if your interested in joining just leave a pm or comment here and I will get in contact with you so I can get to know you better and see if you would be a good fit for us!.

Please leave a little about yourselves and your platform as well in your pm if you can it’d help me sort and plan how I can communicate with you further and allow me to get to know you a little before I get to know you more.

If you do take a potential interest it may take me a bit to respond depending on how many people reach out!

I’m 27, my boyfriends 28. We’ve been dating for 6 years & are living together.

He’s the only person who knows everything about me. All other groups & friends know plenty but they don’t know everything. He will casually bring up stuff about me to friends that I hadn’t told them & he won’t mean to or even realize he’s done anything.

For example I went to a concert on a work night and didn’t tell my coworkers I was out drinking and at a concert on a work night (were teachers) and he met up with them (with me at a happy hour) and told them all about what a fun time we had.

He recently told some friends some financial stuff about me at a party that I had been keeping private.

He didn’t know I was trying to keep any of this private and had even heard me openly talk about it with a different friend. So I completely understand his perspective but how should I approach this so he doesn’t keep telling people stuff about me that I didn’t want them to know?

Henlo~! I'm looking for online friends. If it could lead to an irl friendship too, why not?

If you have a discord or tg group na I can join tapos wholesome convo lang, go lang. 1v1 pm, oki lang din!

About me:

• wfh na taong bahay din
• foodie (i also love to cook)
• intp-a
• loves kpop (ults twice, the boyz, seventeen, stray kids)
• loves anime
• i am also very much into powerpoints recently HAHAH (i'm g if you wanna have an online ppt presentation party lmao)

Looking for friends! Hopefully hindi anti-vaxxer or bbm. Hindi ako choosy sa gender, pero preferably 22-30s siguro na age group. HAHAHHA.

Thank you!! OwO

So when you have typical male lad friendship groups, you can be close and open and talk about things and bond with each other knowing it’s completely safe and normal. But coming out would make that naturally change because now there’s that threat or thought that one of your mates might be into you secretly etc. like I’ve noticed that it does shift the dynamic. Like it’s now almost as if instead of an all male friendship group it’s all men and one woman if that makes sense? Does anybody else know what I’m getting at? Like how did you guys manage that awkwardness or uncomfortableness of still being one of the lads whilst being transparent about your sexuality. Or is it impossible for it to remain the way it was naturally? Because now your not all the same and like you can’t have the same banter in some respect and becomes a divider in a lot of ways. Yes it can bring you closer in some ways but you’ll never be “ one of the lads” like you were before. It becomes ever so lightly “him” vs “us” even unconsciously.

soooo me and my friend are wanting to maybe create a group of people we can game with, 16-25ish age and uh yeahhh. we use discord to call.

games:

-halo

-phasmaphovia

-gta

-left 4 dead 2

-minecraft

-dont starve

we are also open to getting other games to expand it to make it more fun, just dm and lmk c:

I made one just to help those who are looking for a community or are looking for people of similar pairing, or are interested in either one (as an INFP also dating an INTP)

You can share your Q's, memes, and experiences etc. on here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/6583098781765569/

Thanks!

Bit of a long story. At a recent party one of my mates made a move on another girl in our friendship group (who Im also friends with), asked her out for a drink and she said yes. I knew at the time that he was supposed to be exclusive with someone else. When one of the girls in the group asked me about what he was doing and if he'd treat her right, I was honest and said I wasn't sure if he would, and he's supposed to be with someone. I didn't want to lie to my friend

The guy also keeps hitting on them and being a bit gross with them, like continually asking on dates, asking intimate questions about people they're dating and stuff like that. He also casually saw one of them whilst openly saying he didn't find her attractive and only went for her because she was "easy".

I've known him for the longest, but always been a bit suspect of how he acts with women, and also told him on numerous occasions some of the stuff he's doing isn't on and advised him against doing stuff. He now blames me for the fact that some of the girls in our friendship group aren't his biggest fans, and that if I hadn't got involved, everything would be fine because they wouldn't know about it.

I've got some strong values and morals personally, and I thought what he was doing was just dead wrong but...

Am I The Asshole for taking it into my own hands?

Woo, okay.

So, I've recently come out (online) as genderfluid (she/they/he), which is huge to me. When I was younger (around 11 or 12) I thought I was trans, but that's not the case, so the fact that I've always questioned my gender seems odd that I took on the role of the “CisHet ally” in my friendship group composed of several LGBTQ+ people — effectively the reverse of “the only gay in the village”. Bizzarely, I've kinda had the niggle that I'm not CisHet but happily let other think I was. Inadvertently, I think I've let the treatment of other community members influence me, and how much I was willing to explore myself. (I also “came out” as Bi around the same time but my parentsʼ reaction was to call me greedy, and made me uncomfortable, so that's possibly part of the reason). And honestly I have, and am still struggling to figure out my sexuality but I don't think I'm entirely straight there and my gender makes thinking about situations harder. Idk, that's a deep dive for a later time when I'm more secure in my gender and its easier to see into the future because I can't even think abt tomorrow right now.

Anyways, time to shed the Cis part of my role in the friendship group and come out to them (obvs when in ready, idk how to start telling them. They won't be awful abt it, I'm just in my head lmao) 😀✌🏻

Happy Friday! 1 week down, 19 to go. But don't worry, we're all in this together.

Part of my hope for this group is that we will feel more accountable during this time, and do better sticking to our goals as a result. Help each other out, and encourage one another.

This weekend I'm inviting you to do some homework of a sorts. Today, try to find a buddy for the first weekend. Maybe someone you meet in this thread, maybe someone you meet in one of the live-chat groups today. Or even talk to someone you know personally, but pick a buddy. You could take a minute to talk about your plans for meeting your calorie goals this weekend, or even find someone to check in with if you need them to talk you down from having extra snacks. Then check in with them on Monday, and be able to be happy for each other for getting through the first full week. :)

Have a wonderful weekend, and I'll see you back here on Monday!

~Mary

Some context: All of us are asian. I have aspergers syndrome, depression and social anxiety. Ive been friends with this group since i was about 12-13 but since the beginning of our friendship I could never figure out if they were my friends or not as they would tease me constantly and said it was friendship but when someone else did the exact same thing outside of the group they called that bullying due to my aspergers this made me vary wary and gave me constant anxiety on who my friends actually were. However i continued to stick with this group as they felt the most comfortable to be in compared to other groups. During our friendship it was noted by the other girls that i was less asian (in my behaviour) than the others and they would call me white washed and single me out for being less asian. This gave me more stress and anxiety and made me question my identity a lot which slowly turned into depression. It got to a point that i didnt want to hang out with them anymore as they just made me feel bad about myself but as they were my only friends i decided to talk it out with them. So i told them how it made me feel when they singled me out for not being asian enough and when they teased me. They took it on board and they lowered the amount of singling out and teasing except on of the girls who continued to point it out but say it wasnt a bad thing when she pointed it out. This was from the ages 12-13 to 16-17. I started going to therapy and later ended up going to a different college while they went to uni so i had little to no contact with them which honestly made me relax and destress. However they are back from uni this christmas and keep bothering me about meeting up but the mere idea of seeing them stresses me out how do I stop them from asking me anymore? TLDR : friendship group since 12-13 has given me mental health issues and etc i dont want to be friends with them anymore but they want to meet up for Christmas and wont stop asking abt a meetup how do i stop them asking anymore. Sorry if this is written badly ive never done one of these before

Come join us at F.U.C.K. (Friends United, Collective Kindness) 😏

We're a group established since 2017 of about 110 people from around the world. We're dead (inside) at times and active af at others, so don't join if youre bothered by a group when it's crazy active. •We range between ages 18 to about 40. •We have a mixture of guys and girls, straights & gays, etc etc, so we're open to EVERYONE!

•We are wholesome!!, but we can also be assholes.. We definitely shouldn't be taken seriously at times though (no sensitive people please). •Sometimes we play games together, call on discord, and watch shows/movies together. •We share memes and just goof around about random topics. •We talk about our daily lives, get to know each other & listen to each other if we need to vent.

This group has helped me immensely the last few years & i have enjoyed "meeting" each and every person that's in it! I could definitely say that some of these people are my friends and hope to meet them in person someday ❤️. This group has been a great distraction during times when I've felt shit or just when I'm bored in general.

If you've read this far, congrats, I owe you a virtual highfive, but if this is something you'd be interested in joining, we'd love to meet YOU!

Go ahead and send me a chat for the link!!🖤

Have a safe & happy holiday as well! 🎄❤️

We're a group since 2017 of about 100 people from around the world. We're dead at times and active at others, so don't join if youre bothered by a group when it's crazy active. •We range between ages 18 to about 40, with majority being in their 20s. •We have a mixture of guys and girls, straights & gays, etc etc, so we're open to EVERYONE!

•We can be wholesome, but we can also be complete assholes. We definitely shouldn't be taken seriously at times though (no sensitive people please). •Sometimes we play games together, call on discord, and watch shows/movies together. •We share memes and just goof around about random topics. •We also talk about our daily lives, get to know each other & listen to each other if we need to vent.

To conclude, this group has helped me immensely the last few years & i have enjoyed "meeting" each and every person that's in it! I could definitely say that some of these people are my friends and hope to meet them in person someday ❤️. Also, this group has been a great distraction during times when I've felt shit or just when I'm bored in general.

So if this is something you'd be interested in joining, then join us, we'd love to meet YOU! DM me for the link!🖤

edit: Seriously, just send me a chat and I'll send the link!!

Come join us at F.U.C.K. (Friends United, Collective Kindness) & make new friends!

We're a group established since 2017 of about 100 people from around the world. We're dead (inside) at times and active af at others, so don't join if youre bothered by a group when it's crazy active. •We range between ages 18 to about 40. •We have a mixture of guys and girls, straights & gays, etc etc, so we're open to EVERYONE!

•We are wholesome, but we can also be assholes.. we definitely shouldn't be taken seriously (no sensitive people please). •Sometimes we play games together, call on discord, and watch shows/movies together. •We share memes and just goof around about random topics. •We talk about our daily lives, get to know each other & listen to each other if we need to vent.

This group has helped me immensely the last few years & i have enjoyed "meeting" each and every person that's in it! I could definitely say that some of these people are my friends and hope to meet them in person someday ❤️. This group can be used as a great distraction from reality 😉

If you've read this far, congrats, I owe you a virtual slice of pizza, but if this is something you'd be interested in joining, we'd love to meet YOU!

Go ahead and send me a chat for the link!!🖤

Hi all! M35 here.

Looking for some external words of wisdom before making a decision.

I recently moved to a small town without any pre-existing social network present. During the first months or so I was approached by a guy my age and asked if I wanted to join a local charity organization, mainly consisting of men below 45. I immediately thought that this would be a great opportunity to form new friendships with some like-minded folks my age as well as do good deeds in my new local community. I am an extroverted introvert and have a multitude of interests in both self-development and how to serve others to create a better society. I love getting to know new people and have a genuine love for social interactions. I also like solitude, philosophy, and deep self-reflection.

My issue is this.

I have been part of this group(15+ people) for a little over 3yrs, and I still don`t feel like I belong. Their interest lies mostly in partying/drinking beers and talking about women/hunting/drinking/sports/local news and blue-collar stuff. Whilst I am more interested in philosophy, tech, gaming, music, movies, human optimization, productivity, entrepreneurship, and so on. I am exaggerating/simplifying both them and me of course, but I hope you get the point. Our interests are different, our style of communicating is very different, and I don`t really feel at home when we hang out. As individuals, there are a few that I could see as friends on a short/long term basis, but as a group, I feel as something important is "missing".

As I am "different", and not from the same area as them, I am also treated differently.

Examples of this are;

- I am rarely asked for an opinion on a subject nor am I included in group discussions. To a large degree, these discussions are typical "small town chatter" about other people they know/have grown up with, and local former/current events.

- I found out, almost by accident and only after a few months, that several of them meet once a week for beers outside of the normal meet-ups. I have been invited on some occasions but usually by the same 2-3 people.

- I had to invite myself to their whatsapp channel, and almost every time I posted something, I would consistently get fewer(or worst case no) replies, than the other members. The latter has made me stop participating in this group at all as it suddenly felt "forced". My content was of similar nature to the rest of the group.

- I see pictures/snaps and hear chatte

Female group all female. Me 22 them 22/23.

After say the age of 20, the groupchat of 3 friends that I have known since 15 ish starts to get drier every year. None of them truly message me on a frequent basis and its always 1 friend who starts the conversations on the groupchat no one else. Its like everyone just doesn't care anymore. I dont have the energy to message any of them individually. I've got depression and often go weeks without speaking to someone.

Only friend i call is not apart of my original group. Recently, we got into an argument about a tiff i had with my roommates and how my actions were stupid etc. I was annoyed by this as i expected them to be more empathetic but they weren't. The main friend had said a whole load of stuff i didnt like and I blocked them all to stop me carrying on the argument or feeling more hurt. Should i carry on that friendship, forgive them or just let the entire thing go?

Literally I don't get a personal message of how I am. I get a general one on a groupchat of how everyone is and it doesn't sit well with me. The lack of effort annoys me. But then again I'm not the first one reaching out to ask how everyone us or how 1 person is.

TDLR : Argument broke out between us. I blocked them all. Should I return to this group or let them go? I only have a total of 4 friends.

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