How many friendships have lost in the pandemic?

I’m totally ok disagreeing with someone.

But if their core values are racist, homophobic, or to take away my body choices as a woman, hateful toward other because of skin color, or because of who they are, then they can just fuck if.

No room in my life for that.

If you’re anti-vaxx, then fine—don’t get it. Stay away from others. But stop attacking—verbally and physically those who are pro mask and who are vaccinated and want to get back to some sense of normalcy. The majority of those who I’ve heard talk about not getting the vaccine are nothing short of making it a political—not medical/based in science—decisions. Their reality is not based on fact or science.

For those who continue to vote for the hateful, racists politicians, ones who are right now tearing down our democracy with their repeated lies about elections, their unconstitutional laws over women’s bodies, their gerrymandering districts, their lie upon lie, upon lie, no room for them in my house either. You reap what you dow, you are what you eat, you stand (approve) of who you vote for.

It’s one thing to disagree because of a personal opinion. It’s another to actively force someone into submission by creating hypocritical, hateful laws because of your religious or political beliefs that are not fact based, truthful, or should be laws at all.

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Two but they both unfriended me. Both fell deep in the Q madness last year. One organized an anti-masking rally at the state capitol. I think she's moving to the desert somewhere in Nevada and our kids graduated and stopped being friends as well so our friendship had likely run its course anyway. The other I felt a bit more sad about and she actually sent an olive branch last week but I haven't decided whether to renew the friendship.

One, but she chose to end the friendship. During the height of the pandemic in our area she chose to attend a function indoors with people who flew in to attend from red zones. We asked her to please quarantine for two weeks after attending and then resume our get togethers. She decided she would rather end our friendship.

On the plus side those in our "bubble group" have continued weekly outdoor get togethers (we are all vaccinated) even in the cold months socially distancing, etc. and it has brought us closer together.

It's been hard.  My bff and I are fine but we both have our own dividing lines.  We just choose not to really discuss it, along with politics.  She has gotten her shot and works from home.. so she is doing good there.  She doesn't really follow anything else.. her group of friends and family never really social distance at all though.  Still did their float trips, vacations and Friday night get togethers. I would say at least 1/2 of them have gotten Covid over the year - year 1/2. 

I stopped posting on FB and only go there once in a while to check in on things.  I didn't lose friends, but I had to step back and refuse to see anyone in person who is not vaccinated.  I didn't make any proclamations.  I'm not going to talk you into the importance of the vaccine and you're not going to scare me away from it.  So, why aggravate eachother?

We have largely distanced ourselves from my husband’s family after their refusal to get the vaccine or wear a mask and quarantine as our bare minimum requirement to meet our son. We may revisit how we feel once there is a vaccine for my son’s age group but I’ll be honest I believe the relationships have been damaged beyond repair.

Not so much for vaccine reasons.. but I think that's more because those in my (albeit small) circle who would be antivax have already been dropped for being racist and bigoted assholes. The height of BLM into the election was the moment those few in my circle really showed themselves and took the trash out for me.

I don't have the time, energy, or care in the world to coddle someone and ~agree to disagree~ when their views on someone's reproductive rights, skin color, or who they marry is so so incredibly misaligned with their rights as a person.

An acquaintance I wasn’t fond of anyway. And some extended family members, also not my favorite people, so yeah. No loss there.

I would like to reconcile with my sister, but I can’t currently get past the “I’m not vaccinating my CF kids because spike proteins are more dangerous than the actual virus” stance she has. We have kept in touch with her oldest daughter to some degree. I’m hoping when she turns 18 in November she will make her own choices about the vaccine, but probably not.

I haven't lost any friends, but I've found out which ones are idiots.

No. However, I don't FB, so I don't keep in touch with people from the dark depths of my past. The people I keep in touch with are those I spend time with, and they all believe in the vaccine, have followed the CDC recommedations, and are not covid-deniers, etc. I have no living family other than my (adult) son and his partner, so no worries about relatives either.

For anyone who has struggled with their friends/family to the point of severing ties with them, I am so sorry :/

My husband’s Godfather disowned him. Such a vile and nasty Trumper. Good riddance in my opinion, but it really crushed my husband.

Doesn't know or doesn't care. She probably doesn't give a rat's ass about your daughter and would be grateful if they broke up.

I stepped away from one friend a few years back due to political, violent, homophobic and "snowflake" posts he made. I still check up on him occasionally, without engaging. He's been surprisingly sensible regarding masks and the vaccine. At least there's that. But we'll never be friends again.

I haven't lost any real friendships, although I've given quite a few people the side-eye. Covid has changed how I feel about some extended family, unfortunately.