Somehow, friendships with like relationships regarding many aspects we tend to understimate. In this case you're playing the role that in a relationship would be a granted partner. Being a yes person is not charming because of multiple reasons: it kills your value as you can't offer the others anything new but only "services" to needs they have already, while guiding others and offering something to the plate is much more interesting. What you did makes you stay in a passive role and even if it looks like if you given them a lot, they don't actually perceive it probably. Because it's not something they "value" as it's just services to repair their small needs, and not something life changing that drags them into your world that makes them grow. Also, it's indirectly known that "givers" like you, expect also to receive something back and most of the times they offer things even when not requested, that increase the debt. And in the end if someone feels continuously to owe something to another person but that is not spontaneous to them as this person is "less valuable", they won't like to engage with them.
This is the same exact reason why a lot of partners, most of the times, permanently loses interest in the other partner. The initial sparks fade, the roles settle, one is the granted caregiver and the other doesn't even reply to messages in hours, and things just break. Nobody, in the world, will be happy to give you "caregiving" back just because you remind them to give (that does the opposite effect), or because you expect it as much you keep giving and giving. They give you that only if they see your value, that's it, you can't secure friendships through debt. And your friends aren't seeing it, as you sold yourself as very, very cheap.
So being a "yes friend" is anyway a very bad position that won't lead to any social escalation of role, but rather, settle you in a self-made trap and role. You've presented yourself in this way and this role, a cheap value, and they just took it as it was.
So really try to take this in consideration with your future friendships.
While with the current ones, I could say, instead of reminding them of their duties on your regard (which is only annoying and won't fix anything), you could try to propose them things you lead with positivity, like events or activities. But this won't easily change the perception they have of you anyway, it might just increase the chances to meet them more times. Friendship is long term, roles are settled... And condition you too, to stay in that role.
I think you should start to look around and to rebuild your social circle during the time and with a new self and new people. Or also, dating a guy who also has his friends you can merge with. Nonetheless, changing circles of friends makes you grow as well, more, and explore the ways you could "be", in other roles. Those long term friends would revaluate you in some years, though, but I think it's important you have your life and circles, as they have theirs too. As much you stick to someone who gives you nothing, as much your value decreases to their eyes. And as much you keep giving while not receiving, as much you're giving them debt than actual good things they can enjoy. And as much you give debt, as much they don't want to engage in activities with you... This is the why of your current situation.
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How do you girls afford all that traveling? Anyway if they ditched you then shame on them why reach out to that let them reach out to you. If you want to travel again ask your parents.
other than this request for us to meet, an answer to your question is beyond me. but real value could be had in knowing each other as you're willing to get together.
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