Why do my friends ignore me in group chats but invite me out all the time?

[Anonymous]

I have a few friends from work. We started out great. Everyone got along and we decided to catch up outside of work and get drinks, go for dinners etc.
For the last two months they have been completely ignoring anything I say in group chats on messenger. They chat amongst themselves.. write nice supportive messages to each other but completely ignore what I have to say. Then invite me out with them still all the time and expect me to show up even though I feel completely ignored.
They even come up and say hi to me at work and pretend we’re besties…. its really strange.

I really want to bring it up and talk to them about it but don’t know how to go about it.
Don’t know whether they even realise they’re doing it or are doing it in a nasty way for some reason?
They have invited me to so many things that I don’t even feel comfortable going to now because they don’t talk to me outside of work.

[melnc]

They’re being two faced, acting friendly at work while completely ignoring you outside of it. Call them out on their petty behavior and let them know how excluded you feel. If they can’t handle it, then drop them. You deserve better than fake friends who treat you like an afterthought.

[Avicenna]

They may not even realize they’re doing it or that it bothers you

[Flower7]

Stop going places with them. Maybe they are asking you just to be "polite" or something. In your last sentence, you say that they don't talk to you outside of work. So why hang out with them if they're just gonna be ignoring you while you're there?

[Anonymous]

Sad that group chats don't involve actually socializing anymore.

[In_Trance]

No idea. You'd have to ask them