Those women never grew past the childish behavior but I think in most cases people are left out because they don't fit in in some way(s). As I indicated in a previous posting, that's really good.

I had another experience with a small group I was involved in. These people were much more like me than the other group who all of a sudden left me out. One day I had asked if "we" were going to meet tonight and one of them said "No. Not tonight". Well, I went out that night by myself, went to a small restaurant in town and as soon as I walked in I saw the group were all there having a grand old time! That didn't hurt but it made me think "What don't they like about me?". Again it was for the best. Shortly after I met someone who became a special lifelong friend. However they live far away and in recent years care for their parents full-time so we don't correspond much these days. In the future though this may change.