Has the pandemic had any affect on your friendships?

[Anonymous]

My take is that adult friendships have not been tested along the lines of risk tolerance-aversion like high school or college friendships. Remember in high school and college when friends grew apart over pot or drug use vs not being down with it? I'm having flashbacks when it comes to how people define social distancing, what they are comfortable with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My take is that adult friendships have not been tested along the lines of risk tolerance-aversion like high school or college friendships. Remember in high school and college when friends grew apart over pot or drug use vs not being down with it? I'm having flashbacks when it comes to how people define social distancing, what they are comfortable with.

As it you should be comfortable staying AT your home. Not sure what your issue is with your friends, esp. if you are local. We are to stay at home. simple as that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My take is that adult friendships have not been tested along the lines of risk tolerance-aversion like high school or college friendships. Remember in high school and college when friends grew apart over pot or drug use vs not being down with it? I'm having flashbacks when it comes to how people define social distancing, what they are comfortable with.

As it you should be comfortable staying AT your home. Not sure what your issue is with your friends, esp. if you are local. We are to stay at home. simple as that.

Wow what is wrong with you, PP? Take a chill pill.

That’s what I’m doing, we even disinfect delivered groceries, but people extend invitations to back yard etc. I have turned them down...point of my post.

[Anonymous]

The pandemic has had ZERO effects on any of my relationships. ZERO.

[Anonymous]

No affect.

All of my friends are dealing with this as best they can and are reaching out to support each other any way they can.

[Anonymous]

No effects now that I am aware of, but check in with me in two years.

[Anonymous]

Effect vs affect, people

Everyone I know is acting pretty much exactly how I would expect them to act. I have one friend who is usually pretty neurotic but is having a babysitter come which is surprising. I’m not judging - I’d consider it too - it just doesn’t seem like the kind of thing she would usually decide.

[Anonymous]

There is a competitiveness among my group of friends that’s a real turnoff. Who has been social distancing for longer? Who hasn’t ordered takeout in 8 weeks?

It’s the new breastfeeding.

[Anonymous]

More friends than I would expect are still secretly dating, which in this case is entirely a euphemism for what they're doing in practice, but it's their life, they'll probably be fine, and they knew the risks going in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a competitiveness among my group of friends that’s a real turnoff. Who has been social distancing for longer? Who hasn’t ordered takeout in 8 weeks?

It’s the new breastfeeding.

[Anonymous]

My truest friends have come through. checking on me and others regularly, and thinking of, making time for, their friends. Thank you good friends, I will always remember your kindness and love during this difficult time.

[Anonymous]

Not, it hasn’t.

I miss my friends terribly (some are like family to me) and I can’t wait to see them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not, it hasn’t.

I miss my friends terribly (some are like family to me) and I can’t wait to see them!

+1

Hopefully I can see them in some capacity sometime in June.

[Anonymous]

Yes lost a friend already. It’s been discussed on DCUM already.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Neighbors are co sheltering and left us out. We won’t emerge as friends after this. Not us, not our kids.