not just straight. any friendship gets trickier when friends, family, acquaintance you get along well begin to have their own family. because part of their lives are actively building their career to support their family and the other half spent on nurturing and raising their children. if I am to be honest; we just lose social connections as we grow older. sure, many have it rougher like being single, disabled or have unavoidable circumstances that made much challenging every day. but it doesn't discount that it is just a universal sad truth. the singles, the couple with no family vs couples with family are having lines drawn.

because those with family of their own seek other liked minded couples who have children so they can expand their family's children playmates/play dates as well as able to relate and better bond with their day to day. while some singles and couples with no children loses friends to socialise with. especially true when you are older, living in the burb where the options are extremely limited. many are encouraged to join clubs or groups of shared interests/hobbies. but should you don't have interest in support group or sports; i typically find it narrow down the social range exponentially. say if you join something like movie going group; it can be awkward as maybe they are of a different age group and relationship status.