Marginalisation

Have you ever been in the company of a group of which you clearly were not included? Describe the circumstances. How did you act? How did the situation / event affect you?

Yes I have been so, often. The people in the group were each talking to or at least acknowledging each other's presence. I felt like I was some puppy, tagging along, but never part of the group. No matter how I tried to engage the group in conversation or similar, they would ignore me or give me only a irritated "mmm". However, I was afraid to leave the group, for fear of being called petty, as if I left just because people refused to talk to me. These people do not realise how much hurt they cause by just a few simple actions. Thus, this incident has made consider properly before mixing with groups.