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[quote=Anonymous]I've always emphasized to my DD that having groups of friends is a wonderful thing. I don't have a "BFF" and find the concept bizarre. I have many different friends. Why limit yourself? My DD does have friends that she feels more comfortable with, but by having several friends when one's sort of walked away it's not huge disaster socially. On the other hand, my DD doesn't have a go-to person everyone associates her with and when friends are pairing up for various reasons, she's sometimes left noticing she doesn't have that immediate "of course I'm paring off with my BFF" that most of her friends have. Having a large group of friends isn't a complete fix.

I'd encourage broadening her friendship horizons, and supporting her efforts to build new friendships. Making some extra money available for things like going to the movies with friends can be helpful. Finding other social groups can also help. If she's involved with scouts, sports, or something in addition to school, when friendships at school get complicated, she'll still have the ease of the scouts friendships.[/quote]

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