When your friends get into a relationship

and see you a small fraction of how much they used to. I guess it happens all the time (and I know what it’s like to get into a relationship and be enveloped in it), but it just sucks. 

I mean your friends (the good ones, not the jerks) are so helpful when it comes to life troubles, and you go through things with them and have great times, and then one of you gets into a relationship and suddenly it’s all just trivial and meaningless compared to the obsession you feel for this one new person. The person who will 9 times out of 10 break your heart, at which point you’ll turn back to those friends you stopped prioritizing, to pick up the pieces. 

How do we deal with this shit? 

Luckily, my last relationship was long distance, so I still had plenty of time for my close friends in Madison while he was in Minneapolis. 

But what about next time I get into a relationship? I never want to prioritize some one the way everyone seems to in relationships. 

Also, now that I know how it feels when a close friend goes from seeing you often to a few times a month because of a relationship, I’ll make sure to make a consistent effort for friends in the future. Because it sucks. 

It feels kinda like you’re there for some one when they’re single/going through a break up and then once they’ve found some one knew you just don’t matter anymore.

Advice/thoughts anyone?