You know what I’m talking about - the college roommates, the the long-lost first cousins, the ex-girlfriends who looked you up on Facebook because they have all the the time in the world. How are those working out?
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Cracks me up to see this. Heard from a roommate from more than 40 years ago not long ago.
I have lost few friend, haven’t made new friends. 
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The thing I hadn’t predicted was how difficult it would be to talk on a telephone. After the first couple of calls, I kind of wished they would just text me.
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We will emerge with an entirely new set of friends but not due to COVID…exactly.
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We have started a monthly FaceTime with two other couples from grad school days in the ‘70’s. It’s been fantastic not just remembering those days but discovering our current ties.
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My sorority friends have been having reunion for the last few years (in person, usually for a football game). Well, those turned into Zoom meetings. They were fine when there were 5 or 8 on the calls, but I find I can’t deal with 10 or more. I don’t want to do zoom cocktail parties, exchange recipes, or sing-alongs. I want to go back to the way things were - have a reunion, go to football game and a potluck, call it good for another year.
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Yeah, zoom seemed a perfect solution at the time - no airline tickets to buy, no 14-day quarantining necessary. Basically, come as you are. But, you’re right; it’s impossible to pay attention to more than 4 or 5 people at a time. Any bigger crowd than that and I find myself staring at my own image more than anything else.
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Someone from h/s left a message on an old landline of mine (yes, I still have one) about two weeks ago. It was a sad message regarding another classmate’s hospice status. I decided to draw the line there. I felt sorry for the classmate, but had neither seen nor spoken to the caller in over fifty years. Was I wrong not to verify they had reached the correct number?
Existing friendships remained intact but the pool of potential close friends was narrowed based on pandemic behavior. People I thought reasonable and conscientious turned out to be ignorant and selfish. If the pandemic has taught me anything, it is that life is too short to spend it with people who don’t spark joy.
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I got in the middle of a group of friends from college having a tiff. Something posted on FB hit one the wrong way and she then posted something back. Hurt feelings all around.
It was very hard to repair as the responder doesn’t leave her house (except when she wants to) and the others are careful but more open about meeting people out in the world. I think she was more open to other ideas (she’s very liberal) when she was out in the world and heard other opinion. Now it is hours in front of liberal tv news and no opinions from ‘regular’ people. Working it out isn’t the same over the phone. It’s still a little touchy.
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