Actually, I think it's the opposite. In this period there are more acquaintances from the past reaching out than ever. I can't call them "friends" just because they ask if I'm OK during a pandemic.
Nowadays there's this tendency of calling "friends" all people we know, IRL or online. I find it confusing and I don't like it.
There is no "one-size fits all" when it comes to friends reaching out and stuff like that. Some people have busy lives, some people don't. Some people like to spend their time talking to friends, some people don't. This can also change, meaning a once busy person may have completed their project that they have been working so hard on is now free and their schedule has opened up like the red sea and vice versa.
Pippa87 on December 26th, 2020 at 09:21 UTC »
Actually, I think it's the opposite. In this period there are more acquaintances from the past reaching out than ever. I can't call them "friends" just because they ask if I'm OK during a pandemic.
Nowadays there's this tendency of calling "friends" all people we know, IRL or online. I find it confusing and I don't like it.
try_sarah_topps on December 26th, 2020 at 09:27 UTC »
"A REAL friend would <fill-in-arbitrary-personal-set-of-conditions-you-made-up>"
Comfortable_Occasion on December 26th, 2020 at 11:13 UTC »
All I would say is don't overthink it.
There is no "one-size fits all" when it comes to friends reaching out and stuff like that. Some people have busy lives, some people don't. Some people like to spend their time talking to friends, some people don't. This can also change, meaning a once busy person may have completed their project that they have been working so hard on is now free and their schedule has opened up like the red sea and vice versa.