Is it normal to be shy to ask my friends to go on a gathering?
I won't give any specific details, but basically, I'm a teen, I have quite a few friends but I'm not the popular one in the group and sometimes feel excluded. I want to feel included, and I don't go out with my friends too much. But I'm scared they won't accept me if I ask them to, or it will be weird, and generally, I'm not sure what to do here. I want to be more integrated within my friend group, sorta more popular, but I'm not sure how.