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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sadly it is normal in my experience. I made many mom friends over the years and even when I believed our relationship would survive long-term even if our kids went in different directions, it never did. First there were the baby playgroups, then the preschool parents, then the parents on countless teams. I really tried but by MS reality set in that the other parents are friends for that season of life. It’s made me very hesitant to invest socially beyond pleasantries anymore. [/quote]

Yes I've learned not to invest too much into friendships here because it's such a transitional area (DMV)[/quote]

Is it really just a Dc thing though? I'm a 2nd gen immigrant and have family here and all over th world and its a pretty common observation about America :

"In america everyone is friendly but noone is your friend"- thats from the older generation

" Americans be fake as f---k"- teh younger more profane generation and ppl sho both were born here and are Americans themselves belive this as well as people for other parts of the world. 
I think the  way our society is set up is very individualistic and people dont generally have deep individual connections b.c it runs contrary to the 'getting ahead" mentality.  People in America are social climbers and ambitious and always looking to improve their situation so socializing is done to cement and support those ambitions, not just for pleasure or enjoyment unless you are in a really hopeless segment of society.  I find this way of being rather sad but it also seems accurate. [/quote]

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