Having no significant other nor friends to speak of I get the worst of of both worlds...

Haven't really been enjoying life for the last several years as it were. Sorry about you not being able to connect with your friend; hoping you've had other opportunities with other friends. In any event, sorry to ramble.

Getting a 9-5 when my friends are still working closings at retail and food.
Getting a spouse when my friends are single.
Having kids while they are childless and/or still dating

So many stepping stones of early adulthood, feel like tripping hazards for friendships.

I've had this happen, yes. And it didn't help that my friend in question ended up moving a little further away - still reachable, but it was even more of a commitment after that to stay in in-person contact. It's been over two months since the last time we even talked now....

I’m chronically single but IMHO even in a relationship I think it’s important to make time for friendships outside of your partner.

Lovely art! But yeah, these things sucks, I've lost some friends when they got a partner or had a baby. I mean good for them, but it would've been neat if they could nurture our friendship too instead of it being one way until I lose interest.

That first sentence hit a bit too close to home
And it's not even a "wither away". We talked and then we sort of stopped. And I'm not the one to keep a conversation alive or start to pry.

Haha reminds me of the little meme about how furries are supposed to hold the phone up to the ears on top of their head.

ssshhh xD

If it weren't for your comment, I wouldn't have noticed it. It looks like a negligent mistake by the artist.

It's an old debate. I think doing it "correctly" would need some pretty involved changes: You'd pretty much have to redesign the phones into something that doesn't look like any ordinary phone - and that would pull attention away from the point she wanted to make in the picture.

So it makes sense to me to have some artistic liberty there.

if you think about it, the mere presence of furries in a picture can be distracting. Of course, everyone can draw as they like, but as a viewer, I want to see furries living in a furry world, not people with fur and animal heads.

Heh, yeah, just wait for the stage where they stop listening to the friend's advice in favor of their new partner's, even though they've been friends for years and have only been going out with their partner for a few months. Classic~

No time to die?

Part of it is also just getting older. I find it a lot harder to hang out with friends the more things progress. We all just slowly grow apart. You learn how to keep close with the ones that matter most.

I don't think this is the end. You don't have time if you're head over heels in love, but eventually you want to share that new part of your life with your friends as well. So I'd just give her a bit of time.

Finding time can be so difficult.

It does get discouraging.

If they don't make time, they just don't care that much for you. I learned that the hard way.

Хмм
когда я начала встречаться со своим будущим мужем, несмотря на то, что нас сильно захлеснули гормоны в моменте, мы всё равно оба находили время для своих друзей. И я ходила гулять со своими подругами, и он находил время встречаться со своими друзьями. Мне кажется, что иногда ,,отлепляться,, друг от друга это необходимость, ибо так ты можешь саморефлексировать, поддерживать связь с окружающими и, когда встреча закончилась, соскучиться по любимому)) Очень приятно встречаться дома в конце дня.

twice. i had two friends. i've made more, though.

and imo it hurts way worse than a breakup but it happens. just seems like rebuilding yourself around one person and abandoning friends isn't a good sign.

Thankfully she has pretty of time for love scheduled!
I too had to fly solo for many reasons. T_T

It's how it should be thought, you and your partner are building a life together, friends are just there to make to smile~

I honestly love your art style! So cute

I feel you. 100% mood. It's good that they love their s/o - though for me it always stings a bit to be put second and on hold. :/
Hope you could cheer up again in the meantime

Честно говоря, именно поэтому я недолюбливаю отношения. Ты живешь с другом, у вас много общих воспоминаний, вы как семья, прошли огонь и воду и тут оказывается, что все это пустой звон так как партнер важнее.
Очень неприятно и неправильно как по мне. Я понимаю, что это взрослая жизнь и так далее. Но ничего не мешает выделять один день в неделю или две и просто гулять или проводить время вместе , а не сливаться с партнёром в одно целое . Ведь если партнер как то сделает плохо, то сразу к кому идут? (Точнее вспоминают) к друзьям !К сожалению многие вступая в отношения не умеют держать что то среднее в плане время прохождения

Желаю вам сил и терпения на этот счет , сама проходила через подобное, где 15 ти летнюю дружбу в момент затмил партнер моего близкого друга

My personal opinion on this subject is:
I'd rather they say they don't have time than those who lie about their supposed availability.

way to relatable qwq

Been on both sides of that one.
With real friends, the friendship will continue but differently if the friend has truly found a life partner and you have the patience to offer the hand of a true friend when needed.
Offer your blessings to your friend that they found the “right one”.

I have a friend that rotates girlfriends alot; he always stops talking to everyone whenever he gets a girlfriend, he doesn't have that many friends left now because they've moved on to form new friendships.

A proper healthy relationship gives people time for "me" time with friends in my opinion (bestcase is if the new partner just joins in), having a relationship isnt supponsed to isolate you from your friends, that ultimately isnt healthy.

But yes, it does suck; especialy that some people are excessively clingy (usualy to the detriment of their relation) to their partners where they have to spend time with them 24/7 and become reliant upon them to even function.

I like this artstyle a lot, this is nice!

Great topic, great pic!
As a head of a small family, I can confirm providing support for your members is overall good but s@cks anyway.

I'm off for a beer or two!

It's a very painful topic. It's especially hard on the psyche when you have very few friends. Problems happen, and your friends dwindle even further, leaving you literally clinging to the last thread between communication and loneliness. And then communication suddenly stops because they have a significant other who's more important than you.

It's a betrayal for me. A person who truly cares about you will make time for you in any circumstances.

Speaking from experience, usually when someone only spends time with their partner there is something wrong (if it's literally just with their partner and nothing else happening). It's not normal to be attached to your partner at all times, other than the first few months. In a healthy relationship the partner would pester their other to remember to hang out and keep in touch with friends also.

I dunno... I have this problem, but because I can't afford shit.

I'm pretty much the exact same way when it comes to having time to socializing with friends, since I'm always so busy with my personal stuff to the point where I don't feel entirely alone, especially due to the fact that I always take advantage of being independent by only focusing on myself, which allows me to get whatever that is needed done before I have time to do anything else on the side.

Maybe Kordi could call Alister and arrange for a double date with her friend?

It's a choice.

I hate how much I relate to this one... :-|

Everyone I know is just as much of a lonely sod as I am, so pretty much never.
...usually it's because they got a job.