Translate the Unspoken Dynamic in a Friendship That Has Shifted

The friendship has changed and neither of you has said anything about it. The contact is less frequent, the conversations are different, or there is a distance that was not there before. This works out what might be behind the shift, whether it is situational or more permanent, what you might be contributing, and one way to find out where things actually stand if you want to.

Help me understand the shift in this friendship described below.

For the relationship and what has changed:
1. What the shift might actually be about: what changed for one or both of you that the surface dynamic is reflecting
2. Whether this is a temporary phase (both of you are in different life circumstances) or a more permanent change in what the friendship can be
3. What my behaviour might be contributing to the current dynamic, even if the shift was initiated by the other person
4. One honest conversation or action that would clarify where things actually stand, if I want to pursue it

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[describe the friendship, what it used to be, what has changed, how long the shift has been happening, and what you have tried]
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