The older you get, less close friends you have?

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I don't know if it is just me or what. I am 24 years old and I have three jobs. So,I feel like I have less close friends to talk to. I only hangout with my bf whenever I am free. I only hangout with friends like once or twice a month. Also I chat occasionally with friends on facebook chat. Is it like when people are older, they just have their own busy life to deal with and less hangout time? I think it is hard to make new and close friends when you are okder. Help. :(

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I rather have quality friendship over quantity.

While growing up I realized there are different types of friends that fall in different categories.

Ones who will be there through hard times & good times.

Those just there for fun, but wouldn't be reliable to count on when something happens to you.

And then there are those good friends that no matter how long you have not spoken to or seen, but when you guys hang out it doesn't feel awkward. It's like you just picked up where you guys last left off at from your last time hanging out. And they understand that you have a life and things going on (work, family, school, etc).

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It seems like social circles get smaller, and the number of good friends decreases, but those you ARE close to are generally higher quality friends.

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I have cut off so many people over the years. Women can be so simple. ?

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Once you find your rhythm in life and focus on your life, sometimes the "friendships" that you have just fade into the abyss. The ones that stick around are the only ones that I nurture. It's necessary.

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It's not that you have less friends it's that you realize who were your really good friends in the first place. The word friend is used far too often but you realize that most of your friends were really just acquaintances.

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I don't hang out with my best friend like I use to im with somebody and she is not her mother acts like it's a crime that we don't hang like we use to but we're in are 30's not teens anymore

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Same here, no life or friends. Just my fiance and 3 cats ??

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In college I had a group of about 15 girls in my sorority and from classes that I was "best friends" with. Since moving and getting my career started I have about 5 that I honestly make a point to see and talk to on a weekly basis. Those are the women that I have quality connections to. They will be my bridesmaids if I get married, they will be at my Christmas parties and my kids birthdays and the important life events. That's more important to me. 
Quality of quantity!

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I have literally no friends. It hurts and I have a part time, about 36 hours, job so when I'm off I want to see my boyfriend. I'm stuck in the same boat you are..

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I used to have tons of what I'd now consider acquaintances. I realized that I put a lot into friendships with people who weren't willing to do the same, and I'm looking for quality-- it's limited my friends to about 4, and 2 of them live over 300 miles away so I rarely see them but like I said, I am older and know I want meaningful relationships, not people to go drinking or to dinner with every weekend. Priorities change.

The older you get, less close friends you have?

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