In the past year, it seems that I have “lost” countless friends. It happened very quickly, yet subtly.
As background, I’m in my early 30s and recently married but no kids. Most of my friends are married, have kids, and demanding careers. Once kids arrived in the picture, keeping up with friends became increasingly difficult.
At first I let them off the hook because of being new dads (it’s tough, I get it), but as the years roll by I see them less and less.
Their social lives now seem driven by their wives and kids. They appear to mostly socialize with their wives’ friends and husbands, who happen to be dads too.
I rarely see my old friends doing “guy stuff” or having hobbies away from their family. Getting them out of the house and away from their families is very difficult.
Is this a normal progression of life?