Friendships sometimes fall to the wayside out of not malice but unintended neglect. When life's responsibilities pile up, performing the requisite (though enjoyable) friendship maintenance can sink lower and lower on the to-do list. So we asked The Atlantic's writers and editors: How do you like to stay in touch with your friends' A recent example: I was driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike a few weeks ago when a song came on the radio by a beloved female pop legend. My mind jumped to my friend Anne, whose husband is an old friend of said pop legend. Anne, however, is not a fan, because the artist was once very mean to her dog, Pancake. Next thing I know, I'm calling Anne, whom I had not seen since before the coronavirus pandemic. I told her that I had just heard a song by this particular Grammy-winning, dog-hating singer'and that I did not enjoy the song, out of loyalty to Anne and to the memory of Pancake (since departed). Don't get me wrong: I love'love'gabbing with the girls....
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