Perhaps it’s a strange thing but I feel lonelier in some ways than I have ever before when it comes to friends. I wonder if this is just a natural progression in one’s life. After all, I am in my early thirties and changes seem to happen rapidly at this age: marriage, children, divorce, illness, breakups or staying single. Most everyone I know is in some sort of transition at this age.

Maybe our friends naturally change when we get here? Or maybe we are too reliant on social media? I must admit that is easy to churn out a picture or update of myself on social media, rather than individually call or text all my friends.

But what happens when all the calls and text messages stop? It’s a very lonely place to be. What if I stopped participating in social media? If I stopped parti...

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