Notice the friend who tries a little too hard for you: the long texts, the planned birthday, the saved seat. Try back.

Effort in a friendship is rarely equal, and the person carrying more of it usually knows. Long messages, a birthday they planned, a seat saved before you got there: each one is a small bid for connection, made at the risk of looking like they care more than you do. People do not keep making those bids forever. They go quiet, and the friendship thins without anyone deciding to end it.

If someone came to mind, be the one who starts things this week. Pick the date, send the first message, remember the thing they mentioned. Going back is the whole repair.