More than a third of Americans say they have trouble maintaining their friendships. That’s according to the American Friendship Project. And it’s a different story than I expected

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We’re not a country full of people who can’t connect with each other. No, it’s sadder than that. We’re a country full of people who lost touch — one canceled dinner at a time.

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And you know exactly what I’m talking about. We’ve all had plans and didn’t go. Meant to call and didn’t. Something came up, or nothing came up, but we were tired. And the next week came, the next month, the next year. And now it’s been so long that we don’t bring it up anymore.

What’s worse — to me, at least — is that it’s rarely a falling out or a decision. It’s just another friendship capsized by the waves of life.

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