I could have written your post verbatim not too long ago.

No, friends are not supposed to be like this. I like technology, and I am an techie nerd but one of the downsides I have seen with technology is people are using it to avoid real relationships with people. Or they are using it to push some people away they don't want to have a real relationship with, and make time for others.

I actually got rid of my account entirely a few months ago and haven't looked back. I considered making a dummy account just to see updates from friends but all I'd end up doing is feeling the same as I did when I had fb-- the frustration from people not wanting to properly communicate with me, their rude behavior, their detachment, etc.

Like you, I sometimes wonder if my husband is just good enough for friends. He and I are thinking about starting a family in the next year and I don't know if I really care for friends when I have children.

I wouldn't tolerate it, and I don't tolerate it. One-sided friendships and conversations are emotionally draining, unfair, and make you feel frustrated. Then in the end, YOU are the one who looks like the bad guy. It got to the point where I emailed a bunch of people whose company I did enjoy and who I enjoyed talking to and said they can always email me or call so we can communicate and hang out. Not a single person has followed through. Not that I'm surprised. If I were to have complained, I would have been told that I needed to get back onto fb and text because that's somehow called "reaching out"?? What happened to having face-to-face relationships?

Then when I finally had it, I drew some hard boundaries down.