<p>It's been 1-2 years since I've had a best friend. Things haven't worked out and I'm ready to move on to college. I guess I would be a cool loner, who is good at networking but only has a few close friends, but no best friend. I like online forums more because I can talk about specific topics, that I can't talk with the people I've met so far.</p>
<p>What's the majority of CC social life like? Do you have a best friend? Are you a loner?</p>
<p>To be honest, I’m rather aloof.
However, it’s more by choice and less by limited social ability. I’m planning to rush at my new college and join student governmet. I’d conjecture my isolation came about as I transferred in sophomore year from a different highschool in addition to crazy family problems!
I did make the cut for VP of Junior class but did not enjoy the position or the people in the student government.<br>
I think I will be <em>MUCH</em> more active in college as partially a maturity curve, lack of family problems [I’ll be living on campus], and a new pool of people to deal with.
The best friend I have lives in MA 
which is a bummer, but we talk nearly every day so it’s okay.</p>
<p>I have about 2 best friends, and a few “close” friends. It sucks though because we’re all going to different schools in after HS</p>
<p>I think I’m sort of like you. I have a good core of close friends, but everybody else seems to have a best friend.</p>
<p>not a loner, but no best friend. I don’t think it’s at all necessary to have a “best friend”. I think Good friends is a suitable term.</p>
<p>i have a best friend but we are going to college on opposite ends of the country so</p>
<p>Yeah same here. I have close friends, but no best friend. Most of my close friends already have best friends… kinda sad. and then the person i consider my closest friend is in like a trio of 3 close friends…and i usually hangout with another group by their group at lunch and stuff but yeah… feel like a loner sometimes if you know what i mean. idk if i made any sense just now. ><</p>
<p>I have 3 best friends and one “friend crush.” One is my sister though, and my “friend crush” is on my cousin, so those don’t count.</p>
<p>One of my best friends, let’s call her River, her common internet screen name, has been with me since we were 3. We weren’t friends until we were 9, but we knew each other then, and had mutual friends, went to the same parties, etc.
Another one, I met in 8th grade. She’s pretty much the only friend I remember making. I wanted to ask Jeopardy girl what she had named her group in English, but she had gotten too far in front of me, so I asked, well, we’ll call her dragonblade,* one of her internet names. And then we were the best of friends. She moved to Michigan after we’d been in 10th grade for a week, but we see each other at least every 6 months, and we’re still the best of buds.</p>
<p>*I have the distinct feeling that dragonblade came up with this internet name as I did and as my friend River did. That is, that she did so when she was 10.</p>
<p>watcollege? : Exactly the same with me. Stupid friend trios . . .</p>
<p>komets41: isn’t it depressing sometimes? but i guess it’s just life; but im kinda sad that im a senior now and really have never had a best friend…
i guess in college it’s something i look forward to.</p>
<p>I do have a best friend, but I tend to group my friends now between the people I think I’ll actually keep in close contact with once we all graduate, and the ones who I honestly think are just people I’ll catch up with if I ever go to my hs reunion. Kind of sad when you think about it.</p>
<p>what komets said. Who here finds someone their bestfriend, but that the person does not reciprocate equal enthusiasm for the friendship?</p>
<p>^ It’s the opposite for me.</p>
<p>I have a best friend (maintain in contact for life), close friends and am kind of in an overachiever clique…</p>
<p><em>waits for somebody to say this</em></p>
<p>LOL OMG IM IN THE POPULAR CLIQUE. LOLOL I HAVE 2400 SAT I AM BETTER THAN YOU ALL.</p>
<p>I have two best friends- my fiance and another guy. I’ve been best friends with both of them since I was a freshmen. </p>
<p>I have about 10 close friends.</p>
<p>I was a loner for a long time- it sucked :(</p>
<p>well porks second post about sums up my social standing.</p>
<p>I’m in between (or in transition! haha). I have lots of friends, or acquaitances. No one hates me, but there’s no one I hang out with all the time and do everything together. Last year, I was a little bit of a loner… only a few close friends that weren’t that close. This year, I think I’ve grown- I still don’t have that ‘go-to’ buddy but I have several groups of friends that I’m pretty tight with.</p>
<p>wow Seahwaks506 is identical to mine. and i assume we’re both from Seattle…</p>
<p>in 9th grade and part of 10th grade i was in a really tight-knit group that did everything together. i rarely hung out with others outside that group. then one day i was like **** it. why arent i making friends with the 1500+ people in this school? so i started making a ton of acquaintances, and drifted away from my original group of friends. like seahawks506, i wasnt really ground-in to a specific group last year, but floated around. no one hated me, i wasnt a loner, but i was chill with everyone. this year im becoming more grounded in with a few people, but no groups. like seahawks506 (again) i dont really have someone that has my back 24/7 which kind of is depressing. i dont think most of my friends would be there ASAP if i really needed them… well damn. this gets me thinking that i should transition into a different group of friends…</p>
<p>I don’t have a best friend, but I don’t think I’m a loner either. I have 3-4 really good friends, but am friendly with a lot people. No where near ‘popular’ though.</p>