On the one hand, I feel like I have zero friends. No one really wants to be my friend and no one seems to care about me in any significant way.

On the other hand, I feel like I have an endless stream of people that I HAVE to let into my life. That seem to want to be friends with me and can't take the hint. And the worst part, I am some how taken to task for not sucking it up and hanging with them.

I have been operating under the idea that if I am stand offish that people won't use me.. but basically I seem to do as much work dealing with all of the repercussions of them trying to use me...and trying to keep them away - as if I just was nice and went along.