DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE I left school, I’ve started to feel like Billy No Mates.
I’m not short of friends, it’s just that we don’t have much in common any more.
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I’m 19 and got a job straight from school. I work long hours and I have to be responsible.
A lot of my mates are still studying and partying hard. They are immature and annoying.
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When I do see them, we don’t have much to talk about.
Should I cull them?
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DEIDRE SAYS: Some friendships do run their course and fizzle out.
Nobody is to blame, you just grow apart. You don’t need to actively dump them, just let things drift.
Focus on people whose company you do enjoy. My support pack, Widening Your Social Scene, should help.
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