I was always the first to message friends. When I stopped I lost my entire circle. Am I a crap person? | Leading questions

You can’t infer people never liked you because they haven’t reached out, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. The question is whether you can tolerate this asymmetry Read more Leading questions I’m a 43–year-old man. Well-educated, with a healthy social skill level. I’ve always been surrounded by friends. Always invited to parties and events, both happy and sad, without effort on my part. Last year I moved from the city to a country farm and I came to the realisation that I had bee...

By Eleanor Gordon-Smith