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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel the same sometimes and have thought about it quite a bit recently.

In my life, the women I know who have lots of female friends and who have an identified BFF have either never married or married relatively late, or they are married and don’t work outside the home. I admire their talent for friendship and I envy them a bit.

I’m sure part of it is personality. However, I also married young and remain married, so I didn’t have a period of single-woman bonding like many or most women of my background do. My husband doesn’t have a lot of friends, so while I meet a friend for a drink or walk or coffee, I don’t do it once a week with the same friend, as someone suggested. I also work, so the time I have less free time during the work day than do my friends who don’t work outside the home.

I would love to have the kind of friendships I see in books and movies, right? I often feel like everyone else has that and I don’t :)[/quote]

This is the PP. I should add that I recently spent a few days visiting my oldest friend, who lives on the West Coast. One of my closest friends, also on the West Coast, came to town for work and we got to spend a few evenings together. These things reminded me of how much I love those women and value our relationships. So now I’m planning trips to meet each of them halfway, like in NM or AZ, so we can spend time together. I’ve realized that it’s okay to prioritize these relationships and invest in them. They’re really important for my well being. [/quote]

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