pity party for 1.

[sarack]

i'm sad. this might be crazy but i feel like my friends are moving on while i'm working 2 jobs. it is seriously making me depressed. one of my bffs works right by second job. i sometimes see her walking to her car but can't stop.. her and her h took up golfing.. totally not something she would normally like. when i found that out on FB i kinda freaked out. i have been texting her trying to catch up.. seems like she doesn't care what is going on in my life. she has bee my bff since we were 12-13. i'm lost without her and i'm sad.
my other good friend is in africa right now. just climbed mt kilimanjaro and is going on a safari. i found out that she got a new job.. on fb. and quit her old job. she is a fav of mine too. i text her all the time too with no response.

these are my two favorite friends in the world. i feel horrible that i'm never available when they are but i feel sad like they're moving on to bigger and better things and leaving sarack in the dust.

i know i sound like a baby but it's really getting to me. and my period is coming.. so there's that.

i don't know what to do. i barely have time to sleep right now, let alone make time for friends, but i don't want to miss out on their lives and i want them to be interested in mine. especially friend 1. friend 2 is out of the country.. i know she loves me. lol.

[tacocat]

I'm sorry its hard when friends grow apart.

Did you tell them that you miss them and want to get together? I don't have much advice honestly, but I'm sorry

[InBetweenDays]

I'm sorry, that is hard. You don't sound like a baby at all. You sound frustrated and overworked.

Personally, I don't like texting as a way to keep in touch beyond the "meet you in 5 minutes" type of text. Just feels to impersonal and rushed to me. So if someone is texting me to keep in touch I probably wouldn't respond with a lengthy answer. Even email is better to me.

Could you maybe have a standing date with your friends? Say once a month on the second Sunday you do brunch? Or the last Friday you do drinks? It may be easier to get together regularly if you just have a set day/time.

[Deleted]

I agree with InBetweenDays. I don't like texting for long keeping in touch uses. Can you actually call her?

[Deleted]

I don't have any other advice, but I wanted to offer hugs.

[FrozenSunshine]

I'm in this boat with some friends now too. BFF has called me 3 times in the past month and rants and rants about stuff and then gets off the phone. She hasn't once asked about the move or how this all came about.

I would suggest a call and try to keep in touch, but sometimes people grow apart *hugs*

[carylee07]

FB is so evil when it comes to things like this. All my close friends are out of state so I constantly see pics of them at GTGs and stuff and it makes me jealous. Love the quote about behind the scenes vs highlight reel.

Definitely keep trying above and beyond texting. Have a heart to heart, tell them how much they mean to you and tell them that even tho you're busy they are still a big part of your life.

Hang in there! You're not alone!