10/13/2023 0 Comments School mate 2 studio![]() For example, a woman, Annie, said she still feels regret and shame for not speaking up when, in tenth grade, her entire friends group turned on one member. ![]() And it haunted not only the ejected but also the ejectors. The ugliest stories were about being ousted by a group of friends in middle school or high school. I heard many accounts of cutoffs and ghosting - both from those who’d suffered from it and those who’d done it. But I learned, as I interviewed over eighty girls and women (ages 9 to 97) for a book about friendship, that cutoffs are a common calamity. ![]() Being cut off by a close friend, someone integral to my daily life, was shattering. Marlene tried to stay friends with both of us, but since that meant sticking with Susan, I was locked out. In high school, I was part of a trio: Marlene, Susan and I were constant companions–until one day, for reasons she did not disclose, Susan refused to have anything more to do with me.
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