Should you worry if she hasn't mentioned her friends yet

Most people don't detail their friend group until you've actually met or been texting for a few weeks. Friend context emerges naturally when you're in person, when she's making plans with them, or when you ask something that naturally leads there. Early stage texting is often surface level by default. That's normal.

If she's responsive, asks questions back, and seems willing to meet up, the friend stuff will come. If she's evasive across the board, that's different. But silence on one topic is just silence on one topic. People compartmentalize early on, especially on apps where everything feels transactional at first.

A good reply here does two things. First, it doesn't awkwardly steer toward friend talk or treat the absence of it as something to investigate. Second, it actually moves the conversation toward meeting rather than extending texting. Bad replies stay in the back and forth loop, asking probing questions or sharing stories that feel designed to prompt her to do the same.

Instead, respond to what she said about her interests, add one small thing about yourself, and suggest something concrete to do together that's soon. The friend dynamics will reveal themselves once you're actually spending time.

Push toward a date within three to five days of consistent texting. You don't need her entire backstory first. You don't need confirmation that real friends exist. Texting can only tell you so much, and the longer you stay in it, the more you'll read into small silences. Once you meet in person, the question of whether she has friends becomes irrelevant because you'll know her in context.

If she keeps delaying or ghosting when you suggest plans, that's your answer. If she agrees and shows up, her friend group will enter the picture naturally over time.