DEAR HARRIETTE: Back in February, I moved to a new neighborhood that’s far from where a lot of my friends live. I spent a lot of time alone making my house a home.

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In May, a friend from another state moved here, and she lives about 15 minutes away from me. When I heard the news, I felt such joy and relief — but since she’s been here, we haven’t hung out much, despite my invitations. She seems busy with work and with her own personal life.

I’ve seen her make time to hang with some of our mutual friends, but for some reason, she hasn’t extended an invite to me.

I tried to address it, but she said she didn’t think I’d be interested. I don’t like that she made that decision for me (on more than one occasion, I might add).

I’m trying to avoid focusing on the feelings of be

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