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attached at the hip   Dear Annie: I am a college sophomore, and
I have a problem with my roommate, "Janie." Janie and I are
friends, but not really close. Whenever I am invited out,
however, she assumes she is invited, too.  I would feel awful
telling her she can't come with us, because I suspect she
doesn't have any other friends. My friends like her well enough,
but things always seem a little awkward when she's around.  Just
because we're roommates, does that mean we are joined at the
hip? I don't want to be selfish, nor do I want to be mean to
Janie, but this situation is really making me dislike her. Being
with her 24/7 is too much time spent with one person.  How can I
distance myself from Janie, socially, without hurting her
feelings? Annoyed Roommate  Dear Annoyed: You and Janie are in
college, now, and it's time for you to grit yo