A close friend of mine who I saw at least once or twice a week for years has stopped responding to my text messages asking whether she would like to meet up with the children. As far as I know I've not done anything to upset her and put the lack of contact is down to her being really busy. She has 2 children under 5 and has been less available since our older children started nursery school.
I miss her and my child misses his friends (her children) as we've been close for years. They always get along very well.
Over the past few months she takes days to respond to text messages / does not answer her phone or says she'll let me know about a playdate and just never does. When we do meet up it is as if nothing had changed.
Over the past 2 weeks she's not replied to 3 text messages in which I asked if she would like to meet for a playdate / join up with other friends. When do you give up? I really don't want to give up on this friendship but is she sending signals that she is? What would you do?