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It's amazing to me how many people in my generation crave what our parents seemed to develop so much more easily - a handful of very good family friends. People in your neighborhood who you'd trust your kids with, go on vacation with, etc. I'd go so far as to say people are desperate for it. People crave genuine community and it's in short supply.

because everyone is always moving these days...either to another city, state, or upgrading in the same area. that's a big part of it IMO

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Posted by Thecoz

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Posted on 4/19/22 at 3:37 pm to GreatLakesTiger24

Some comments really strike true here for me… I am an introvert by nature and was forced to be pretty outgoing due to my career. I am retired now so i am happy with a few close friends and the social events my wife likes and I participate in for her…
I like dogs better than people and I actually do stop and smell the roses or listen to the birds etc on my daily walks… humans are over rated imo.

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Posted by fallguy_1978

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Posted on 4/19/22 at 4:00 pm to GreatLakesTiger24

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because everyone is always moving these days...either to another city, state, or upgrading in the same area. that's a big part of it IMO

This is part of it. Most of the guys I grew up with lived in the same house all of childhood and HS years. As young adults people move all over the country for work now.

I've never been a social butterfly but I have 4 people I've been friends with much of my life. One lives in Boston, another in Dallas, one in Phoenix and one about an hour from me.

I love him like a brother but the one that lives an hour away has a lot of problems and probably isn't someone I should be hanging out with much these days