Carter said:
I've been thinking about this for a while. See, where I live people mostly hang out in large groups. My main core of friends is only about 4 or 5 people, but beyond that we hang out with up to around 13 people.
They love to just hang out at the usual places and not do much of anything.
And I'm the type of guy that like my peace. I'm pretty solitary and despite the fact that I have many people I could just call up and do something with, I'd rather sit home and read, chill in my backyard, etc.
So here in lies my dilemna, some of my group - The 13 or so friends, a few of them think that I might be stuck up, or I don't want to hang out with them because "The only person Carter likes to talk to is Carter"
It's nothing against them, I just don't like being bothered with them all of the time.
So am I being an ass by not wanting to be bothered with my so-called friends?
DISCLAIMER: I am actually giving you honest advice from someone who was once in the same type of situation that you face when I was entering my 20s and IN NO WAY attacking you or making any remarks against you.
Now, since I have put the disclaimer above I hope that you can read the below with an open mind.
After reading what you said above, it truly does sound like you really don't consider these people your friends in the first place.
It's nothing against them, I just don't like being
bothered with them all of the time.
So am I being an ass by not wanting to be
bothered with my so-called friends?
Using the word "bothered" twice when describing your friends doesn't really sound like you care that much for these people in the first place. It sounds as if you feel that you are
giving them your time - like it is a gift and that you don't really enjoy them or time with them.
If your friends have an opinion of you like
"The only person Carter likes to talk to is Carter" and you are making statements like
It's nothing against them, I just don't like being bothered with them all of the time., perhaps you are unintentionally giving off an air of superiority to your friends?
Perhaps you are misunderstood by your friends? Perhaps you really do feel superior to them and have hit that point in life that people often do where it is time to move forward with friends who have changed in the same ways as you? Perhaps you are at a point in your life where you really don't want any friends and merely want acquaintances which is sort of impossible with this current group because they are friends already?
Anyhow, I believe that these are questions that you should ask yourself as they were questions that I once had to ask myself when I found myself in a similar situation in my life at around the same age.
My only advice to you once you have decided how you want to live your life moving forward at this point would be as follows. No matter what path you choose in regards to your current friends, be sure that you acknowledge to your friends how you have valued their friendship over the years and respect them as people by being very honest about where you are headed in life and how that decision, if different from the current path of your friends, is a decision that you have made for yourself and that wasn't made because you think they are bad people or you are no better than them.
Hope you figure it all out, because it truly sounds like these people in your life value your friendship and are feeling rejected by you at the moment.