I'm a 28 year old single woman and recently have friends making what I feel are patronising comments.
Friend 1: (totally unprompted) you must feel so alone 😦 it must be so hard.
Friend 2 (when I reply on Friday night after a long working week): oh it's nice to hear from you but you reply at such random times. Are you ok? It must be hard living alone right now.
Friend 2 is a freelance artist who isnt working a lot, whereas I am working all the hours god sends and more. I reply irregularly because I dont have the energy and because his messages are essays.
The truth is - it can be hard on my mental health sometimes but I see family and/or friends every week. I like living alone.
What is a good reply to close down these comments in future?