Is it really harder to make close friends or harder to make a lot of friends? Kids will force you into having less friends but the friends or family that remai

Is it really harder to make close friends or harder to make a lot of friends? Kids will force you into having less friends but the friends or family that remain will be closer plus kids will force you into social situations. In your 20s you can give trust more freely because you have less to lose but when you involve kids the trust and closeness requirements increase so the circle decreases. I think the desire for a lot of friends goes down as well the older you get as well.