Home/Social & Belonging/Friendship fakeness/ThoughtI should've known when the group chat went silent that they were just moving to a different thread...friendship fakenessloneliness in crowdsShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI stopped looking at the group chat after 8pm because I just can't do it anymore.social exhaustionit's a specific kind of cold, you know, when your old comrades start finding new assignments, new fronts to fight on. …aging friendship losslike all the playdate moms? …aging friendship lossThey’re all discussing plans, full of a vibrancy I recall, a camaraderie I once knew, but now I’m an external observer, a sort of peripheral specter. …midlife lonelinessRelated ThemesComparison spiralsFeeling Invisible With AgeLoneliness in crowdsLosing Friends to TimeMidlife Loneliness