Dear Eric: I have two close female friends (13 years of friendship and 30 years of friendship, respectively). I introduced them to each other. They have a lot in common and now we’re all close.
They are both single. In the last year my live-in boyfriend has developed Alzheimer’s and I am not as available for hiking, canoeing or going to museums like they do.
I recently found out that my two friends frequently meet without me for hikes and museum trips and lunch afterwards without including me. I totally understand that I cannot participate or stay away from my boyfriend for hours. I totally understand that they have these activities in common but not with me.
I just found out that they are planning an overnight trip to the West Coast of Florida as a girls trip and hiking trip. They did