Used To Have 'Friends'
I recently watched this show wherein the female protagonist tries to make herself look unapproachable and unlikable by men. She tries so hard to do so in order to avoid the bullying she encountered when she was younger due to the fact that guys liked her, making her have no friends. So in the present, she makes her appearance and actions look disgusting to avoid men going after her. With this, she acquires two 'friends' who bullies this aloof girl because guys find her attractive. The female protagonist later on realizes how shallow her relationship with these girls, since they don't help her nor do they support her. They were just there physically.
Now, this is where I paused what I was watching; since, I suddenly remembered experiencing this. I mean, I'm not attractive, I'm fairly decent. It's just that, I usually hang out with guys. So when I reached my first year of high school, I had a different class with my sixth grade friends. I wasn't really able to click with my classmates even though we were all friends. It seemed like everyone belonged somewhere and I did not. What I did was hang out with one of my sixth grade friends who was in another class, so I had to eat lunch with her new acquired friends. And since I was from a different class, I never really got them. I mean they were nice, but I think it always bothered them as to why I was with them. The thing was, I couldn't able to emotionally connect with other girls from my class due to the facts that 1) I was closer with guys and if I were to eat lunch with just guys, it would create a scene and 2) everyone seemed to know which group they belonged. First year high school was a terrible time for me in so many ways, but it made me who I am now, so I guess that makes up for it. And if I didn't realized that my relationship with these girls who I hang out before was terrible, then I wouldn't be able to have connected with my best friends right now who welcomed me for who I am.