I would pollute your inbox, but the eggward doesn't want to give me your number

If you really want it I'll give it to you.

Mark

Now, now. There may be children watching.

that is ironic timing, you coudn't of timed that any better, (see my random sh*t post) that ive just posted 52 seconds ago

Prioritisation of friends is not only normal, I highly recommend it. It may sound a bit clinical, but the fact is, many people value friendships/relationships/bonds/closeness/intimacy at different levels. Some people will want to maintain a friendship through regular contact and value that. Others will not, and do not value it. They might measure a friendship on how long you can go without contact and still be friends. Takes all sorts.

Decide what's best for you, and then get prioritising accordingly. Don't waste time on people who don't make effort with you. Life's too short.

Mark's right though, loyalty is admirable........to a point.

And I still don't think I agree!

Why not????

well thx @ all for advice

one thing that really gets to me is a friend who ive known since he was 16, to put it blunt hes like a stain and wont go away, hes very clingy and I hate his guts. yet ye persists to try keep in contact etc, he assumes me and that model are together hes 24 now, needs to grow up (A LOT) I reckon hes got ADHD + aspergers (not a good mix) when I didnt see him for a month he said how Ive been avoiding me and slapped me on the head, if you think im crazy hes 1000x worse, proper maniac, got a huge rep for being called "sonic" as he loves that and running like a madman, hate it when you wanna drift from ppl and it just doesnt happan

I don't see any irony! Coincidence, maybe.

youre all talking about giving out mobile numbers and at the same time without realising I posted about seeing alex salmonds mobile number,

I think this means you need a haircut edd and the hair is overlapping your eyes

?!?

Mark

I think Edward is being awkward

I agree to a point, but there are a couple of people I consider really good friends who I sometimes don't see or even message for a year or more.

I do sometimes wonder if it's a two way thing, but they do live a way off and some have kids. It's always good to catch up when we eventually do so, but when it takes two days travelling just to have a drink together it's really not that practical. Sometimes life just gets in the way...

Jason, I made the point that sometimes it's good to want to keep in touch with people that you don't have so much regular contact with as well.
I have friends like this. I moved away from Blackburn over ten years ago, and while I hardly ever go back for visits I still have friends there that I haven't seen since leaving and that really don't contact me that much, but I'm still very good friends with.
Then of course there's the other people that moved away or are doing different things now.
I totally understand that life gets in the way sometimes.
Good friends are hard to come by, so keeping them is important.

Mark

A lot of my friends live miles away and we don't talk on the phone a lot but we sporadically have contact. Recently spoke to a friend on the phone for an hour who I haven't spoken to in far too long and it was like we spoke yesterday. Some friends are like that and you don't have regular contact.