Some people drop their friends when they get married. But many don’t.

I have a close circle of girlfriends. I am the only married or coupled one in our group. One was never married and no kids, one is a widow, and one is divorced many years ago. It doesn’t make us less friends. My other good friend has never been married and has no children. I never thought I have to push her away or we should stop being friends. We are real world friends, not internet friends.

I think what happens in your situation with these people is a bit different:

1. These are largely Internet friends not people you hang out in your daily life, those typically fade over time and many don’t think of it as much as other friendships

2. Your exes or your former crushes are not obligated to respond to your texts or act in any certain way. Especially since they moved on with their lives. It’s normal that your former crush isn’t engaging in communication with you. I’d be taken aback if my husbands exes were texting him and getting upset if he doesn’t reply.

3. If your friendship with old elementary school friend is largely virtual. I am also not sure how close is this relationship as he announced it on FB rather than personally shared

4. I’d not expect particular thank you for simple congratulation but I’d expect thank you for wedding gift. Question is though were you invited to a wedding and brought a gift and were never thanked or acknowledged? Or did you send wedding gifts to distant friends who didn’t invite to a wedding? How close to you are these people and what’s your resin for sending them wedding gifts?

I wonder if you can look for some social hobby type of groups. In real life. Not FB. Are you into gaming? Sports? Other hobbies?