Why Your Best Friend Probably Hasn’t Texted You Back — And Why It Doesn’t Mean What You Think

Summer has a way of making friendship feel weirdly public. Suddenly, people are at lake weekends, rooftop dinners and “casual hangs” that look suspiciously coordinated. Everyone seems booked and socially secure. Then one friend doesn’t text back and your brain starts doing the thing it does when it has too much information and no actual…