u/OpeningArm7095

Hi everyone!

I'd like to get your thoughts on the long-term career prospects of Android development, particularly Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Compose Multiplatform (CMP).

With cross-platform technologies gaining traction, I'm curious about how Android developers should evaluate KMP/CMP compared with focusing on native Android development or moving toward backend and full-stack engineering.

For developers working with KMP/CMP in production:

• Are you seeing meaningful adoption in companies ?
• Does KMP experience open up more opportunities, or are most roles still focused on native Android?
• How transferable are these skills to broader software engineering roles?
• If you were planning your career for the next 3–5 years, would you prioritise native Android, KMP/CMP, or a broader full-stack skill set?

I'd appreciate perspectives from people working with these technologies in real-world projects.

Here is the story.
I (26M) and she (26F) were close friends in college. We have hang out a lot together. We were like couples but never said I love you to each others. But both knows we like each other. When college ended she kind of expecting me to propose her. This was my 1st relationship or a 1st close friendship with a girl. I had a lot of awkward moments in college. I want to keep things between us, as I am too shy and don't want people to judge us. She was expecting more, that I be normal as behave like other people (never had this conversation but from experience I feel this she wanted). Moving forward we graduated from college I move to different city for job. She stayed with her family and got job in same city. (In college as well she was staying with her family). We plan to meet every 3months she will go sometimes, sometimes I will go. I went to meet her couple of times she never came to meet me in city I was. We were not talking much, and mostly in Chats. That too on the time she was leaving from office to home and home to office. And sometimes on weekends but for less time like 2min video call to show something. Moving forward there was a point I got frustrated and canceled my planned to visit her. (In past, I have said that's lets take break and see how much we love each other, kind of test [now realizing I have never able to convince this Idea to hear] to see, do we do we actually love each other or its just we are talking and lust). At this movement she bring up the point that let's break up and I said yes. (Kind of mutual but always a but..) We did not stop talking. I feel were bad, not able to realize what I feel, always feel wants to meet her again talk with her again. I chased her for more than a year. ( chased means- Want to talk with her, message her even if she don't reply. Asking clarity from her. What are we? We still talk, talk like normal. Why we talk? Don't you feel about me? ). At one point of time, she got frustrated cause I am asking too much her. She started ignoring me a lot. (I feel know why she just don't block me and I never had the courage to do same). I was too down, I planned a trip to see her, I went building near she lives, stayed there for a while thinking I could see a glimpse of here when she go office. I message her, I am in your town can we meet ? Got reply after I left that place that she is not in town. This was my life lowest point. I chat that day a lot and felt like I am behaving stupid. I should volunteer stop my self to talk with her. I decided what's done is done need to look forward. I told her I won't message her again and she should block me. (She did block me though). I deleted her chat, deleted all images of her from my phone. And went to trip with friends to deal with the loneliness. (I feel I have kind of loneliness issue).

After around 15 days she called me on phone telling about her hike. And this started again from that day. I initially thought I won't entertain her much just keep it normal. I won't plan any visits to her, never message first, etc. Hell lot of things happened in last one year. She had a lot of ups and down. Issue in jobs, she lost someone close, etc I have always supported her, have help her. Given her advice, made her clam. Told her that I am with her always no matter what happens. This has been done, things are stable now, she gets back in life. Doing jib and taking care of family. But now I got back the attachment issues, I feel bad when she ignores me, she don't talk with me. She reply late. If I message her, I kind of look for her reply. Never able to focus on something if I am free, I get just thoughts of her.

Current state we are not in relationships, we are just close friends. But I feel this kind of this. Reason for her to me cloud be multiple like busy with work, family, house chores etc. Even after knowing this all I feel very bad when she don't reply and reply kind of late.I am seeking advice on how to emotionally handle this situation in a healthier way. On everyday basic i feel a deep whole in my heart if I don't talk with her. Even if I message her, I don't get reply fast, even calling her she never pick up. I feel because of this I am not able to focus on other important things of my life. I always fee low.

I am thinking of confess my feelings again but I know the answer due to tragedy she is not up for any kind of commitment and I am planning to cut my daily communication with her (or 3-4 days a week) to once a month may be and this is so tough because I keep thinking about her whenever I am alone or feel lonely.

What you think I should do to be myself again, this feels kind of stuck in same loop again, but I also feel not to loose her ?