Dear Lisi: It’s the summer and all my university friends are out having fun. Most are working day jobs at summer camps, or lifeguarding at pools around town, even doing gardening. And all of them are free at night to go out, party, chill with friends and be together.
But I feel like I’m missing out. Talk to your closest friends and help them understand that you are by no means being a party pooper – that, on the contrary, you wish you could be with them. Together, plan a couple of fun weekend nights and weekend days. If a whole weekend seems too exhausting, choose one day to play and one to relax; same with the nights.
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