Mid 30s, how many friends do you have?!

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Just that really, if your in your mid 30s how many good friends do you have? How often do you see them? Have you found your friendship groups have changed compared to your 20s? How do you go about making new friends at this age?!

Honestly None. Its so sad that lockdown made me realise, I have my partner and I'm so grateful for him.
A few friends I message occasionally on facebook.

Not many! I am very inept with friendships. Have lived in this area 15 years (since uni).
Have a few casual style friends nearby, school mums I chat to, neighbours etc..
One good friend I made through a kids activity a few years ago who now lives 200 miles away.
Two good friends from uni years who also live far away.
One school friend who again is miles away.
So most of my contact with them is online with occasional meetups. I am introverted and enjoy a lot of quiet hobbies though so tbh it doesn't really bother me.

I felt quite lonely in my early 30’s - i made some superficial friendships but going into my late 30’s and early 40’s have about 7 really strong friendships, of which one is from university and one from my 20s and the rest I’ve picked up either through Dh or general life. But I remember in my 20’s in particular having some very lonely weekends when I had split from my bf (he is now my dh) and my friends at the time we’re pretty superficial and my closest friends were 100’s of miles away

Had only a couple of friends until my late 20s, then had a few close friends and about 15 others, through exercising and work mainly. Now I'm in my 30s and a mum, I have another maybe 15 good mum friends. But still only have a couple of close friends!

None and to be honest this suits me. I can't commit to friendships being around people drains me. I much prefer the company of my cats.

36 no friends I've realised during lockdown I need to get out there more live my life health has stopped me last few years but I hope to change it

in my 20’s I had loads of friends, at least 5-10 who i saw regularly. now i’m late 30’s and i got sober a few years ago, my life has changed. I have two very close sober friends but they now live in different cities, my mum and adult daughter are more like my best friends! I was thinking about this today and intend to try and make some new friends going into my late 30’s, early 40’s because i intend to have some more ( sober) fun soon- lockdown has forced me to look at why i isolate myself from people and think about how I can make healthy friendships going forward :)