Go on. Be the Odd One.

 If you take a minute to dissect your friend circle, where do you find yourself? Are you the lively one, the foodie, or are you simply there, just filling in the empty spaces like botox? If you are, then this article's for you.

Iss Pyaar Ko Kyan Naam Doo: If you didn't understand this, then you and I are going to get along great. Being the only one in a group of friends who does not follow Hindi serials can be quite painful as you have to listen to your friends gush over the perfectly chiselled faces of Indian men, the audacity of the women as they wear the same saree twice, and how someone came back from the dead. Time and again you find yourself looking on blankly and struggling to keep up with the list of never-ending characters. You may feel so left out of these intense conversations that you'll be tempted to watch a serial just so you can fit in. Advice: DON'T. There are plenty of people out there who are as clueless about Hindi serials as you are. Add me. W3'll b Frendz.

The Third Wheel: The only thing worse than being single is having friends who are not, so that they inadvertently remind you of your companionless state every time they open their mouths. You find yourself being dragged into group dates where you sit awkwardly between couples, feeling more like an intruder than a part of the group. Your conversations with your friends revolve around their love lives, and you sink into a state of depression, wondering if you'll ever find someone to split a lassi with. What you need to do is stop brooding and find things that you can do by yourself. You could also try and befriend other single people. *Hint Hint*

Game of What?: With literally 99.99% of the world's population watching this show, being the one who doesn't sit glued to their laptop every Monday will cause people to gape at you and weep for you, you poor thing. You look at your newsfeed glumly, unable to understand any of it, feeling miserable and alone in your ignorance of the deaths of fictional characters. In this case, I would advise you to start watching the show and then tell me about it. Because I don't watch it. I cannot be the only one. Don't tell me I'm the only one.

Sports Unenthusiast: You realise your friends are looking at you with pity in their eyes, for to them it is a great sadness that you fail to grasp the beauty of sweaty men running around in shorts chasing a ball only to kick it away. What they won't tell you, though, is that it is completely fine to not be into sports. You won't have to sacrifice your sleep to watch live matches late at night, your heart doesn't shatter when a team loses, and you don't feel the urge to start a comment war on why your team was glorious even in defeat -- the list of pros goes on. You should almost feel glad that sports isn't your thing. Almost.

Nerd Alert: Or at least, that's what your friends say every time they see you bent over a book. Suggesting your friends read the book will only result in more name-calling, and you will find yourself stroking its pages, believing its characters to be your true friends. While some are quite impervious to the pleasures of reading a good book, it is important not to sever ties with them. There is such a thing as being smarter in comparison, you know.
It is almost impossible for everyone in a friend circle to like and share all areas of interest in perfect harmony. Even so, you can only bear listening to them talk about Meri Bhaabi for so long. Get yourself some decent friends. Add me.