The only problem I have with this is that this is men vs. women. And whether one sex is more prone to this or not, both sexes are equally effected. Let me give you two recent examples:
My W and I are good friends with another couple. Recently, (last 5-6 months) we have noticed a definite pullback by the W of this friend couple. She engages less with my W, is less responsive, less willing to do thing with her. Etc. So obviously this woman is going through something in her own life that is causing this, but if my W was invested in that friendship more than she is for her happiness, I think you could see the effect that has.
Secondly, my daughter has been best friends with a girl in her class for about a year now. They were good friends before that, but have been best friends since then. This girl has called my W and I her second parents. Jokes about moving into one of our spare bedrooms, needing a key to her home, etc. But in the last week or so she has started to flake out on my daughter including posting something on social media about needing to find a new BF for the summer. My daughter has been distraught. And I've tried to have discussions with her about finding happiness from within, that friendships at her stage of life are fluid, and that no one I know in my peer group is still "best friends" with their best friend from high school.
I'll also add that males can have this phenomenon too. I've had many friends that I was close to suddenly start ghosting me (including one recently who I think is angry that I wouldn't skip mid-week Bible study to attend a concert with him).
Obviously, this forum is marriage focused and therefore has microscope on the male-female relationship dynamic. And rightfully so. And IH while you hit on some good topics here, especially Satan's role in turning upside down a hierarchy that God put into place, I think to primarily blame women is probably misguided. Our society makes it so it seems more of a issue with women, however, many other societies in the world do not have the same dynamic.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018
