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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Philippa Perry

I’ve never had a job or close friends. What is wrong with me?

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‘Your life is valuable. You might not have found where you fit in yet, but you can do this.’ Photograph: Prostock Studio/Shutterstock

The dilemma I am a woman in my mid-20s. I’ve never had a real job, nor a relationship, nor am I close to my family, and I don’t have any close friends. I am unwanted and unneeded in every aspect of my life.

I have a good degree from a good university, but I cannot find a job, to the point that I have recently stopped applying. My friends keep drifting away, rightfully, as I add little value to their lives. I have never had any man show any interest in me. My family and I have always had a fraught relationship.

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