Why can't we be friends?

I'm talking about the possible friendship divide between married people and singletons.

As her wedding approaches, one writer for The Frisky laments the inevitable loss of her single friends.

She writes, "...The days of 'romancing' my friends — of luxuriating in their company all weekend long and most weekday evenings is over. Given the choice — which, thankfully, I have now that my relationship is not a long-distance one — I’d rather spend most of my free time with my fiance."

Few women keep all their female friendships intact once they get married.

It's just too easy to rely on your husband as your No. 1 companion. Then, when he goes out of town for a weekend and you ask your single friends to hang out, they can't help but feel like they're merely filling a temporary vacancy.

Just consider this reader comment from the aforementioned article:

We singles aren’t morons. We realize that your marriage will always come first, but throw us a bone and don’t treat us like an employee you call only when there’s a crisis to tend to.

Harsh, but all too often, totally true.

Can married people and singletons maintain healthy friendships?