How many friends do you have?

Hey All,

Recently turned 30 and dealing with the same thing we have all dealt with as we age: shrinking social circles.

I used to love having a hyper active social life. High school friends, college friends, work friends, and other random people I met along the way. There would be some Saturdays in the summer I would go to 3 different parties in a night.

Well that has all come to an end. There are groups of friends I used to be super tight with that I basically never see. I struggled with this at first but I have come to accept it and even embrace it in some ways. I want to dramatically reduce the drinking and having a less active social life makes this much easier.

However I don't want to dwindle down to 0 social life. I am still a social person and like having friends and going out. So I am taking inventory of how many friends I have and the people I want to make sure I keep in touch with, and then make the effort to reach out and stay in touch with those people.

The challenge is how many people should this be/do I want this to be?

How many friends do you all have? Are they true friends or drinking buddies?

I know everyone is different but how many friends should a 30 year old have?

Let me know all your thoughts