Struggle to make lasting friendships

[Tulipgold898]

Does anyone else find it easy to make friends but impossible to keep friendships going once you have moved on from the environment of your shared experience eg school, uni, work. Once the shared experience is over my friendships always just die out. People seem to move on and find other friends or already have long lasting friendships from their childhoods. Is this just par for the course?

Hm everyone is different. I don't struggle but do put the effort it. I think it's normal for all relationships to come and go though.

I have a friend who doesn't feel she has many friends. Tbh she's tricky to arrange anything with, rarely proactively contacts people. Just expects friendship to 'happen'. She has actually gotten better since recognising this. Do you stay in touch, suggest doing things, genuinely care?