We often don't consider the impact our current age has on our experience.
Making close friends is easier the younger we are. When we are young we have fewer responsibilities, and we have fewer hangups.
As we get older, we have old life experiences which stand out and leave lasting behavioral impacts. Plus, we have real and immediate responsibilities which have priority - but which we may not announce all the time. The other party may not know the circumstances; they merely don't get especially magnetic interactions from us.
My caution to those of us who are analytical and want to understand how life works is that we do not discount the significance of age and circumstance on matters of friendship and human connection.
Making close friends is easier the younger we are. When we are young we have fewer responsibilities, and we have fewer hangups.
As we get older, we have old life experiences which stand out and leave lasting behavioral impacts. Plus, we have real and immediate responsibilities which have priority - but which we may not announce all the time. The other party may not know the circumstances; they merely don't get especially magnetic interactions from us.
My caution to those of us who are analytical and want to understand how life works is that we do not discount the significance of age and circumstance on matters of friendship and human connection.
Minor edits for clarity :)