How often do you speak to your pals?

How often do you speak to your pals?

31 m here, generally doing good. Career is going ok and i’m in the early stages of buying a house with my partner.

One thing that has been bothering me recently is just the complete lack of a social life or any form of contact with most of the people I was close with in my 20s.

I used to speak to my friends fairly regularly and group whatsapp chats always seemed to be going off. However, the last couple of years or so, things just seem alot quieter. I rarely hear from people now and when I try to check in every now and again, the conversation just tends to die off or you just get left on read.

I suppose i’m at the age where people are just alot busier nowadays and we’re all working hard at our careers and relationships etc.

I was never like super sociable but I always thought I had a good core group of friends. Since I have moved away, I’m starting to question whether my friends were ever that close. I look at my parents and they’re constantly seeing people, whereas I’m lucky if a mate can keep up a whatsapp conversation for longer than a day or 2, let alone be able to arrange a meetup again.

Is it normal to gradually lose touch with your close friends?