Track how you feel after each hangout. Your energy keeps better records than your loyalty does.

How you feel afterward is information you already collect and rarely read. Loyalty, history, and the story of how long you have known someone can all argue about what a friendship is, while the plain question of whether you leave lighter or heavier answers it without argument. Your body keeps that record whether or not you consult it.

Note one word after seeing people for a few weeks. Not a verdict on anyone, just a record. Patterns will appear, and then you can decide what to do with them, which might be seeing someone less, or differently, or having a conversation that was overdue.