Sooo I'm closing in on my 35th birthday very soon. And by now I am left with 3 friends, 2 of which are male. Well, actually it's only one because I don't consider the other one my friend anymore.
I've known this guy since middle school and we used to meet up at least a few times a year, used to be more. But after he got his second kid and I can understand that children are a time eater, he doesn't even try anymore. He said he lost my number as his phone got damaged which I believe but when I tried to set up a meeting, it took him several days to answer. At some point I stopped checking back and that was it, we had a date and an idea to get some food but he simply stopped responding. So I have to assume he doesn't care because I can see him watching my whatsapp status when I post something.
My other mate is someone who I also only get to see a few times a year. He invited me to his weeding which is very soon but organzing a meet up is also super annoying and he also takes days to answer but at least comes back at some point. Outside of that I have some people who I consider friends but mostly meet at my local club, we are more of a group there but also already met a few times outside of the club for events or grabbing some food. Hopefully we can manage some barbeque this summer.
How is it for you guys? For me it feels like a chore to keep the contact alive but I don't want to end up completely without friends. But to be really honest, this feels rather like acquaintances like real friends at this point.