Dear Neha:

“Is it necessary to be liked/ validated by everyone around you?”- no. It is not possible to be liked or validated by everyone. No  one is liked by everyone.

But we all want to be liked, this is natural. I like to be liked, even by people I don’t like! As a matter of fact, if someone likes me, I automatically like them the moment I feel he or she likes me.

You wrote that everyone in the dance group talks to you except one newcomer to the group, she doesn’t say hi to you when you say hi to her, if I understood correctly. Question: does she talk to other people in the group?

anita