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Socialising feels like a game I don't understand and don't enjoy particiapting in. I like the friends who enjoy joking about and laughing about the banality of life but its the ones that attempt to impress upon you their greatness and superiority that irritate.
Most of their conversation rotates round themselves and is punctuated with bragging; "

I've got the new....I want to make it, I'm earning 28 grand now, I have lots of friends, its not good to be alone........"

Grrrr its all about fitting In and suceeding, poor sods. I do love this site!

I started calling high school social behavior a "game" sometime this school year.

Because, honestly, it is. Trying to get anywhere socially in high school is a lot like playing chess - you have to be deliberate, you have to plan moves in advance, you have to think of the different reactions people may or may not make to your behavior.

And I always hated chess since fifth grade. Thinking ahead - or thinking logically, for that matter - was not my strong point.

If you want to blend into the mainstream and become a post-preppy guy, you've got to move your pawn around the chessboard.
If you want to make friends that share your interests, you still have to move around the chessboard.
If you want ANY form of social interaction out of high school, you can't do it without moving your pawn.
It's knowing what to say.
What not to say.
It's knowing the different groups.
How they work.
Whether people are particularly "cliquey" school or more "open" - both exist, sometimes within the same school.

OK, I'm off topic, but that's my two cents...