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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you keep those close friends? For example, do you have one from high school, one from college, one from 20's, one from 30's that are still your close friends? If so I'd say you're doing pretty well. I have my best friend since high school, three close friends from college (we hang out as a group of four because we all have to travel to get together so I'm closer to some than others but we're still all close), two close friends from work, and a few close friends I've made since we've moved when our kids were 4 (they are neighborhood friends and kids go to school together but not all in the same grade, within about three years on either side). So basically I've collected close friends from each stage of my life. I don't think it's weird to get a close friend each decade, but if you aren't still close with them, maybe think about why? I make an effort to see my friends - we travel to see each other, sometimes with families (best friend, neighborhood friends), sometimes just us (college and work friends). We text or talk on the phone (my best friend is a teacher and she walks in the mornings so I get up at 6 so I can walk and talk with her on the phone - we live four hours apart). It takes work to maintain close friendships, so are you putting in the effort? (I don't mean this to be critical - life happens and it can be hard to make time for friends). [/quote] Op here. I have close friends from various times in my life but they live out of state. I made many friends when we first moved to DC with a baby and toddler. We all moved within the DMV and our kids who were once friends no longer are friends as they attend different schools, play different sports and do different activities. Some of the moms still get together occasionally but it is less frequent, especially after Covid and it is harder to schedule and we all don’t make one another a priority.[/quote]
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