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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Relationships evolve. Have you tried going to a park/ having a picnic / etc . Where the kids can come along? You may need to involve the family to maintain the friendship. And that's ok. [/quote]

This.  Your friends are incredibly rude if they don't even respond.  Grant you that no matter who they are or what they're doing day to day, unless they're off at war or going through chemotherapy or something.

Life has changed. PPs are right, they are prioritizing family time and possibly simply trying to keep all the balls in the air.  Agree with the idea that maybe you could shift your expectations.  My best friend is still child-free and until recently was single.  She knew that the best chance to see me was to work around my other commitments.  That is, join me at my house after the kid's bedtime and split a bottle of wine rather than a wine tasting all evening out at a bar or restaurant.  When my child was a baby, she'd meet me on the trail and walk a few miles while the baby slept in the stroller instead of at the gym for spin class followed by brunch.  It probably wasn't as much fun for her, but our friendship was important to both of us, so we found ways to make it work.

DH and I work hard to give each other free time to see friends or engage in hobbies, but truth be told, as two WOH parents we both prioritize time as a family more than we do those things.

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