a good friend who, once he or she enters (
not like that) a serious
relationship, suddenly disappears into the ether to be seen once every six weeks for a coffee or
quiet pint before they slink off home early to spend more time with their wretched better half.
eg: ben: "
let's get our
old buddy cyrano de bergerac down the pub for a few beers"
rit: "you can try, but he won't come; since he met that
roxanne girl he's turned into a total couple gay."