our LS friend group has basically been forced to pick sides and its devastating

me and my ex had this beautiful little circle of 5 couples we'd been close with for years... holidays together, dinners, play nights, the lot. since we announced the divorce its been awful. 2 couples have basically gone silent (her side they're closer to), 1 couple is trying to stay neutral and failing, and the other 2 are firmly with me. i didn't expect this to hurt as much as losing the marriage tbh. its like a second divorce. did anyone keep ANY of their old LS circle? or do you just have to build new... im in perth australia