Friendships...well actually F#@* buddies

Lately I've experienced something that I haven't encountered since elementary or middle school. Three different people ended their friendships with me. To be totally honest they were a little more then just friends. I'd call them buddies! But I thought as grown adults people were supposed to work out their differences and save the friendship. I can't remember the last time that ever happened. It used to be cause I was gay but these supposed "friends" were gay too. So what does that say about me? Well, I've changed. I no longer have the same tastes for men that I used to. It changed when I thought what it would look like if I brought someone home that was closer to my dad's age then to mine. I now look for guys that are my age so that we can go through similar things together and that old saying of growing old together! Plus focusing on some addictions I may have has made me rethink what I want in a relationship. I used to think it was always about chemisty but now I also want a more emotional connection.