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your problems solved
      Amazing                                                                                                               here to help solve








                                                                                                                                     Never fear!


                                                                                                                                  Girls’ World is





                                                                                                                                your trickiest
                                                                                                                                   problems.

























                 friend fret



                                                                                                     club concern
                              Dear Girls’ World,
                    I only really have one good                                                                  Dear Girls’ World,

                        friend. Does that mean


                     I’m not cool? And how many                                                      school club this year, but all
                                                                                                       My dad wants me to join a
                        friends do I really need?                                                   the ones my friends are join-


                                 — A crew of two                                                   ing sound boring. Should I join


                            First of all, no, that doesn’t make you                                        one of them anyway?

                     “uncool.” When it comes to friendships,                                                — Scared to fly solo

                      we think you should value quality over
                      quantity, which means it’s much more                                              It’s understandable that you’re nervous

                      important to have a friend you really                                      to be in a club without your friends, but we

                       trust than a big group of friends you’re                                  think that’s your best move here. You’re

                       uncomfortable opening up to. Don’t                                       going to have more fun and get more out of
                        feel like you need to make more friends                                 your club experience if you pick one based

                        because that’s the “cool” thing to do.                                  on your own interests. It’s likely you’ll know

                        But if you want to expand your social                                  at least a few other members, but even if
                         circle, start by striking up a convo with a                           you don’t, having a shared interest will make

                         classmate you’ve always enjoyed speaking                              it easier for you to bond with new people.

                         to but don’t know super-well.








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