Two years ago I had 5 close friends, now I have 2. What happened?

Back in 2022 I had this whole group from my CrossFit gym in Austin. We did brunch every Sunday, texted daily, the whole deal. Then I switched gyms and within 6 months, three of them just stopped responding to my invites. The other two I still see maybe once a month. Is it normal for friendships to be that conditional on a shared location?

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dylan_rodriguez17h ago

Is it really that weird though? I moved cities two years ago and most of my old friend group from high school faded away too. We still talk here and there but it takes actual effort to keep it going when you arent seeing each other every week. I think if you dont put in the work like planning stuff or calling them up it just dies naturally. Maybe they were just gym buddies not real friends in the first place.

juliagonzalez6h ago

Feel you on this one, @dylan_rodriguez. I moved a few years back myself and it's wild how fast those old connections just slip away unless you're both really intentional about it. It's not that they weren't real, life just gets in the way.