How to deal with having no friends?

I live in a small town with a very small school. There are 30 kids in my class. My only friends live 10 hours away (they moved last year) and the good kids at my school don't like me, while the ones that want me to hang out are the party crowd. I'm against drinking in excess, smoking weed, ect. Because of this I've had to stop hanging out with everyone pretty much and the good kids at my school are all rich and that's what they have in common with the exclusion of me. Then, on top of that, all of the girls at my school are fake as **** and pieces of ****. I also tend to get picked on quite a bit which will hopefully change this year, being my senior year. Literally the only people that like me and i like them are the people in my church youth group and there's like 5 of us. I don't even get along with my family that well. I've got one more year of high school and I'm out this ***** but I just feel really down. I really just need some advice and/or encouragement. Any help? I'm just not happy at all.

Anonymous2017-05-29T13:24:28Z

In school we are often blind to anyone in different grades- but you might look around in the Junior or even Sophmore classes and see if there are any people there that you are friendly with and get along with. Some people establish good relationships with those younger or older-- not unusual for guys to date girls one or two years younger in high school, so no reason someone can't be friends with someone younger. Look at Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-- childhood friends who are 2 yrs apart.

DeAnne2017-05-29T01:05:14Z

Find some big happy churches, attend age-appropriate groups there and have fun. That's the best place to find good friends. Talk with the pastor/minister. A good one can show you how to have perfect peace. And where else can you get counseling for FREE? Remember, God loves you more than you can possibly imagine.

erin2017-05-29T00:53:02Z

Just hang in there. I went to a small school too and I left with only 2 friends. When you get out of high school you have the chance to meet people with similar goals and intrests. Especially if your going to college. Just focus on yourself for now. Make it through your last year and things will get better.