Miss Manners: Longtime friend has become lonely and needy

Dear Miss Manners: I person a person I’ve known for implicit 30 years. We’re some retired. I’m married, she isn’t. I support precise engaged with a large house, rescued animals and projects I similar to enactment on. I’m not overmuch for talking agelong connected the phone, but I don’t caput texting, due to the fact that I tin reply erstwhile I person time.