The friend who welcomes your calmer life is not depending on your struggle for connection.

Some friendships are organized around difficulty. The calls happen when things are bad, the closeness comes from crisis, and when your life steadies there is suddenly less to say. That does not mean the affection was false, but it does mean the connection had been resting on something painful. A friend who is glad about your quieter life has shown you the bond works without it.

Notice who has stayed interested since things got easier and who drifted. Offer the ones who stayed something ordinary to share, since ordinary is what the friendship now runs on.