Do You Ever Get Tired of Your Friends?

They sound so much more like acquaintances than friends, even if you’ve known them for years. If you put in an effort of asking about their lives, and being kind to them, and they still don’t reciprocate, you might have to adjust your definition of friendship when it comes to them. Meanwhile, you have so much to offer, why limit yourself? Didn’t you talk about yoga class or square dancing? Or, is there a friend you lost touch with, but would like to renew that relationship? About 10 years ago, a girl I went to elementary and high school wrote me that she thought of me the other day, and she had always really enjoyed our friendship in school, and did I want to meet up when she was in town (she was a nurse in Missouri). We did, and she eventually moved back to Oklahoma. I called her a best friend for at least a decade, and I’m so glad she reached out.

It doesn't sound to me like they are real true friends. Do you play cards with them and do other things too or is it just the cards ... If they don't bother with you or make you feel uncomfortable or not wanted, then it's time to move on . .you are worth more than that. Find another card group if you can. I would definitely join other groups ...what other interests do you have , can you find groups linked to your hobbies ? Sometimes, things just run a time then change, maybe this group wasn't meant to be a forever thing for you.

I have lots of acquaintances, but not many friends. There are a couple I would like to connect with more, and a couple who are always there for me, but at this point I have almost no social life. Work was my social life.

The only one I get exhausted by is my main friend. I don't see the others that often anyway.

It depends on whether they're actually friends or not. When they start needing me to pay for things all the time, they aren't friends anymore. They're just as capable as I am at getting a job and earning their own money. If I cut the money off and they still stick around, those are friends. The other are just leaches and I don't need them.

We keep ourselves to ourselves We find it the best way And that is because Familiarity Breeds Contempt. It's a simple theory. So we have one really " close " friend That's it

It does seem like you need some other friends. We don't really have many close friends but it's hard to keep up with too many at our age. Hopefully you can find some that are a bit more supportive.