A person who enjoys your company should not need your life to remain interesting.

Some connections run on material. They need news, projects, a good story, access to something, and they thin out during the years when you have nothing much to report. It is not usually cruelty; the person genuinely liked the interesting version and never quite formed a habit of liking the ordinary one. The difference only shows during a dull or difficult stretch, which is exactly when it matters.

Notice who stays in touch when nothing is happening to you. Give those people more of your calendar and worry less about the rest. And be that person for someone else this month, especially a friend whose year has been quiet.