I've wondered why some friends and even coworkers will sometimes talk to you like they really like your or like you guys are great friends when it is just the two of you but then when you guys are in a group, you get ignored. I know in most cases, it means they probably don't care much about you, at least not as much as they like the other group members. But I've wondered if there were other possible reasons. Usually when this has happened to me In the past, it made me feel like a friend out of boredom or just a back up friend, which was the case at times.

Just wondered though, does anyone know any other reasons why someone may treat you that way? I know the person doesn't always have to talk to you constantly but at the same time, at least they could treat you as a part of the group. What could be the main driving force that causes someone to appear to enjoy hanging out with you alone but ice you out like they don't know you in a group setting? In terms of friendships, it hasn't happened to me in a long time, and a friend who used to do it stopped doing it. But it happens at work though and it just made me think of what other reasons other than just general dislike could cause someone to treat you like that.