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[quote=Anonymous]Super close friends take time, attention, and disclosure. My 2 BFFs, we spent HOURS on the phone in our 20’s trying to figure out life. Once we started moving on to other stages of our lives, we had that foundation so the friendship could withstand periods of less intense interaction.

I was lucky to make 2 close friends in my 40’s. They were the wives of DH’s HS buddies. We had become friendly, but still very surface. Until one divorced (because he cheated) and me and the other friend jumped into action and did girls night at her house (after kids went to sleep) almost every weekend for several years. During that time we all had MAJOR things happen in our lives. And we really leaned on each other. Now that we are busy again, we only see each other every few months. But text often and know they are there if we really need each other.

So really close friendships need time and attention to really bloom. And once you have kids, unless you put extra effort into it, it’s really difficult to establish that. And now that I think about it, all of these friendships, one person usually was the one reaching out a little more than the others. Not in an annoying way. Just keeping the connection alive. [/quote]

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