I'm not attention seeking, but I genuinely feel as if I'm "alone". My parents separated three years ago and I only see my dad twice a year, and my mum treats me like dirt. She's always yelling at me and picking fights for no reason and saying things like "I can't wait until you're old enough to move out". My younger brother and I have nothing in common and rarely hang out. At school I'm extremely shy and only have one friend, who ditches me most of the time for her more popular group. I'm also not very attractive, and as a result guys don't even look at me, let alone ask me out. I'm 17 and have never had a boyfriend or even kissed anyone.

All i want is for somebody to care about me and to mean something to them, whether it's a relative, friend or boyfriend. I'm sick of feeling so alone :(