Gathering with friends

I had a gathering with friends at home on Boxing Day. Usual chit-chats, some wine, some snacks. Pretty relaxing. But then I could feel that we are not as close as before. We talked about other people and our opinions towards them, shared some recent experiences, etc. But we did not share our feelings, our struggles, our dreams, etc. May be I am being too fuzzy. I don't know. I just like to go back to a few years ago, when we could still have some deep sharing and pray together. Is that too much to expect nowadays?