Friendships can be surprising, and Party planning committee Christmas shirt. I avoid very close friendships now as you end up getting hurt and wasting time and emotional energy. I have excellent less close relationships and they seem to work better all round as we all aren’t expecting too much. I think as you get older your life gets so busy and pulled with responsibilities it’s hard to stay in touch with everyone and then you feel guilty but correspondence goes both ways. I know this only too well.