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i did not have many friends is the most popular phrase on the web.

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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	I did not have many friends, and usually studied alone. Sometimes, I explained material considered difficult to one or another student or group. However, I did�... I was paralyzed with anxiety. I did not have many friends, and I had no life. My parents were at their wits end, and I was powerless to change the course of my life�... I was a new student and I did not have many friends. because I was Muslim. I had a few Asian friends, but that was it. Alhamdulillah, all that changed one�... I did not have many friends as I was too busy to give them any time. I did not have the confidence to speak up to any girl. My health took a hit as it was not on the�...

i was more of a "plain jane" per se.

10 results on the web

i did not have many friends

11,280 results on the web

More popular!

It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.

I did not have many friends, and usually studied alone. Sometimes, I explained material considered difficult to one or another student or group. However, I did�...
I was paralyzed with anxiety. I did not have many friends, and I had no life. My parents were at their wits end, and I was powerless to change the course of my life�...
I was a new student and I did not have many friends. because I was Muslim. I had a few Asian friends, but that was it. Alhamdulillah, all that changed one�...
I did not have many friends as I was too busy to give them any time. I did not have the confidence to speak up to any girl. My health took a hit as it was not on the�...