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Honestly, I've felt like that myself at times. But then, apart from my not being the most adept at making friends in the first place, what you mention about a new job, the time you want to spend with your partner, these kinds of things probably apply to most of us.nelslus wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 3:47 am OMG. He was still a kid in my eyes! Jessie was a major part of the Indian Wells Tailgate that I think went on for three years. I adored the guy, and loved spending time with him then. But, I have managed to lose touch with almost all of the members of the original TAT group members who no longer go in here. Hell, I barely go in here these days. I just looked up that Jessie and I had last chatted two years ago via Facebook. And before THAT, it had been a few years. Why sometimes bonds break off is beyond me at this moment.
I have been so insanely busy with this newish job that I have had since October of last year. So much of my time otherwise goes to my partner John....thirty years plus. With too few exceptions, I have been a sh*t friend.
I have backtracked a little on finding things like "life gets in the way" BS reasons for losing touch with people, especially if the main space of interaction was/is the internet. Jessie and Jean are a great example of people who did not let time(zones) and distance get in the way, but in both friendships and acquaintanceships, it will always help matters if you actually see someone more often, get to interact in that different way. My making a distinction between online friends and the like and offline friends takes nothing away from anyone, I feel, but there is a difference. So, whether it was with, say, mmmm8, Danielle, Jean, Jessie or even you
I came to appreciate the little moments there were on Facebook or elsewhere a lot more without feeling weird about anything.