CommMayo wrote: ↑11 Feb 2018, 22:26That is so very true! I find it is hard to make friends outside of "work friends," especially if you move as an adult. I mostly became friends with people already acquainted with my husband. It is hard to carve out time to work on personal relationships when careers and life seem to constantly be putting up road barriers.Lest92 wrote: ↑10 Feb 2018, 14:28 I have acquaintances, but no real friends, though I think that having these archetypal friends around might be good for me. Nevertheless, one is lucky if one finds new friends in adulthood, since everyone starts getting set in their ways and more focused on their husbands, careers, and kids at this stage. Friendship like this kind seems to become an afterthought, if at all.
Perhaps this books helps to remind us to work on fostering those friendships even if we feel like we don't have the time for it.
I agree - we shouldn't let work get in the way of maintaining closeness with other people, or let the friendship fade when there's a job change.