To ask how many friends you have?

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I have 4 very close friends - these are people I speak to most days, know most things that are going on in their lives, would confide secrets to etc.

I then have maybe 8-10 or so other friends who I catch up with every few weeks/months and will happily sit and have a 1:1 coffee and a chat with without feeling awkward.

I'm not counting colleagues, family members, acquaintances etc.

I feel like I really don't have that many friends a lot of the time, especially when compared to my younger days when I had many more friends than this, and a much more active social life.

What's 'normal' for a woman in her 30s?

I’m 30 and I only have 2 long term friends but we only catch up maybe 3-4 times a year. I have work colleagues who I get on with more than others and would class them loosely as friends, we meet up several times a year etc but I wouldn’t invite them to my home if that makes sense. That is it for me!