People come and people go
@DearAphrodite (194)
October 16, 2020 6:14pm CST
I'm a little disappointed but not surprised. I have had this friend for twenty years, lately though she just doesn't seem to have the time to stay in touch. considering the last 15 years we have lived 3000 miles apart I'm amazed we managed to stay friends this long.
I have told her in the past I know we can't stay on the phone for 4 hours every time we chat. I understand people have lives. Yet it seems lately the gaps between emails and phone calls get wider and wider.
What are your experiences with friendships. Do we all just seem to keep that one small group of friends for life or have you changed groups of friends over the years? Thanks for stopping by.
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@Ancanicoleta (42)
• Romania
17 Oct 20
the childhood friendship between two people is the purest. throughout life we ??move away physically because everyone has their own life but we remain spiritually bound. even if we make other friends, that friendship will be compared to that of childhood
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 20
Absence makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Too much Absence, makes it wander.
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@Alandalus99 (68)
• Saudi Arabia
17 Oct 20
they have their own activities, we sometimes have to understand
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@nmhray (1)
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17 Oct 20
I've also had this friend since high school who is now abroad for years. These days I can hardly talk to her 'cause she never responds. Seems like she'll only open her inbox once a year. She's a good person and we never had any problem, but I guess distance does matter in friendship. Especially that she is already married so she's busier with her life.
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@kaylachan (57393)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Oct 20
I've lost a lot of friends over the years. Sometimes I fall out of touch with them, or we both move on. Every so often, I'll see a post or photo on facebook from a friend I've almost reconnected with. But, people come, people go. I think as we grow and change as people, our relationships do as well.
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@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
16 Oct 20
What I noticed is that as I grow older, my circle of friends go smaller and smaller. I have friends that live 9,000 miles away, and it is a challenge to keep in touch because of the time difference. Eventually we lost touch. Then I have some who I have to purposely leave because of betrayal or the toxic nature of our friendship. It is sad to lose friends that way, but that does not mean that we cannot make some new ones. It is, however, hard to build friendships as I am now very cautious.
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@agusariyanto (420)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 20
Yes they and we have another lives so the show must go on.
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@agungprase (4)
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21 Oct 20
I think the more we mature, the older we are, the fewer friends we have. because we have a life that gets narrower as we get older. That is life.
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@jdbces (1847)
• Philippines
25 Oct 20
I have those friends that stayed the same but other became busy with their own lives. I try to understand that everyone is busy with their own lives but I used to be like you, longing for the friendship. Try t gain new friends. I am sure that when the time comes that you will meet each other again, the bond will always be the same, with or without constant communication.
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