Good to hear things are well with the friend you eat fish with. Too bad your schedules didn't jive to do it more. Understand about the other friend you and your wife share. My wife andI are the same. We have a small circle as well and it is becoming smaller. So I understand what you say about how it hurts when a friendship doesn't work out anymore. We are kind of losing a friend we have had for many years. Not sure how it has happened, but we are just drifing apart. There are many reasons for it and I won't go into it here, but it no matter it still hurts.
As far as Hive. I have been thining a great deal on that lately. I have been trying to expand who I engage with and cutting some off. As far as votes, they are cool and all, but more interested in engagement.
That is a good point, expanding your circle is probably not a bad thing, but here just like in real life it can be hard. I am sorry you guys are going through that. I hope it all works out for all of us.
I do too.