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Dear Breakup Girl,

I liked this guy for a long time, and we ended up becoming pretty close friends... but just friends. The problem was, I still liked him, and I had the feeling that he liked my best friend. So he and my best friend hooked up recently, and at first I was really upset. But after a long crying-hugging-talking session with my best friend, I felt much better, and now I can honestly say I don't like the guy as anything more than a great friend. So everything's just peachy, except for when the three of us get together. I don't feel jealous or anything, I just feel lonely. It's like, my two best friends in the whole world are totally happy together, and I'm just alone. I don't know what to do about this. We did a lot of stuff together as a group before they got together, and had a blast, and they still want me to come along, and most of the time, it's fine. But then there are those moments-- the kind of moments that are not meant for three people. I don't have a boyfriend, so it looks like we're just stuck being a threesome (not that kind of threesome!). What should I do?

-- Third Wheel

Dear Third Wheel,

Yep, it's totally easier to deal with Wheels 1 and 2 when they're not rolling right in your face. So go out with them often enough to maintain the friendship, but don't feel like a total square if sometimes you feel like just saying no.

Love,
Breakup Girl

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