Hi again,
Thank you for understanding. Sometimes I get to feeling like an alien. It's a consolation to know that I'm not alone.
Sky, your response made me laugh. I wish I had that kind of confidence.
It feels like I'm always missing social clues but nobody will clue me in.
And with friends-people you really care about, it bites. You'd think they could talk to you about an issue they were having with you but they would rather avoid any conflict. So, in them avoiding the conflict, they pull away and you're left standing there wondering "What did I do?"
I guess that's how you know who your real friends are, though. Friends aren't afraid of creating conflict to resolve an issue with you.