I understand. I have my husband and chronically ill daughter, but everyone else in my life is a phone call, text or email. Which is better than nothing for sure, but not the same as real life friends. I'm sure they got tired of hearing that nothing was better with my daughter or my life and of course those were two subjects I always talked about. I'd like to blame them for withdrawing from me but then I remember all the times I cancelled plans because my daughter was sick and needed me, or I was too tired or too depressed to get out and meet them for coffee or a movie or whatever. So I guess I need to bite the bullet and admit part of the space between us is my fault too.
This is my long winded way of saying: thanks for starting this thread. It got me thinking.
Now maybe it will get me to do done things differently too