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Why Do the Friendships End With the Project?

I have a weird problem. When I work on school projects with a group of friends or fellow students (like on weekends and after school) we all get along great, have a blast and I seem to fit in but after the project is over, no one from the group ever calls or e-mails me or wants to get together. Why does friendship have to last only as long as the project? - Rayanne, 15, South Dakota

"Hey, Rayanne!" I know it. Isn't that completely irritating? Just as you think you've found people that aren't from outer-space, the project's over and everyone goes back to their normal friends. It makes you wonder if they were just
pretending to like you, doesn't it!? (-:

What I suggest you try, is contacting them all yourself. It it turns out they weren't just pretending to like you, get the whole group together for a little reunion. Send an invitation to everyone telling them how much fun you had during the project and invite them all to a party or an outing. If there was a really cool place you all went during your project, have that be the place of your reunion fiesta. Hopefully, this fun-loving idea will work on one of your many groups and will create a few new friends.

Chelsea, 13, Colorado