More of an "off my chest" post but would be interested to hear opinions.
I made friends with someone from NCT nearly 5 years ago. We were both the same age and the youngest of the group so gelled well and lived v near each other. Our girls got on really well so we organised meet-ups every week and really kept it all going.
It has recently struck me that she almost never once initiates conversation throughout or meetings/ days out whatever, even dinners we have been on I have always started up the conversation and topics. I thought I would do an "experiment" the other day 
and not talk until she started talking about something and it was dead silence apart from the children of course. She sometimes asks me brief questions which of course I then answer but no response from her. It seems to be worse that I remember it before.
I am not really a big talker or huge personality but it is actually quite tiring now to be around her which sounds awful I know but I feel it is me making all the effort.
Do you think I should hold off for a while and see if she is forthcoming. I have no issue with her she is lovely and totally inoffensive but perhaps this has all been about the children...realisation...!