I feel like the quality of social interactions have decreased over time, but it also can depend on your family, their connections, their social habits, and your personality. If you have an introverted personality, and your family is pretty introverted, it makes it hard to break out of that “lifestyle”. At least for me, it does.
I’m pretty introverted. I like my alone time, and I honestly don’t have many friends. I have tons of acquaintances, and some coworkers I hang out with from time to time. Most of my social life is centered around my husband and our families. It’s hard. sometimes I don’t feel like I “click” with people. Or I feel like I don’t keep up with people’s expectations for a friendship. I get drained kind of easily, and sometimes I’m scared of getting close to people. I constantly worry that I’ll say something wrong and they’ll cut me off, or I won’t keep in touch as often as they need. I feel like I’m a terrible friendship candidate, lol.