But here is the truth few people say out loud:

You might ask yourself: "Is there something wrong with me?"

Sometimes, the girls around you simply aren't your girls. Sometimes, you are in a transitional season of life—new city, new job, new school—and the roots haven't grown yet. Sometimes, you have outgrown the old dynamics but haven't found the new ones. If you are nodding along, feeling that ache of "thmyl aghnyt," here is your gentle roadmap back to hope: