Friends Come and Go: Is it a Myth?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141024)
Philippines
February 22, 2026 8:58am CST
Personally, friends can stay and go gradually. I lost so many good friends, and it was not me who had changed. During my younger years, I was always the Mr. Friendship in the crowd. As the years go by, I realized that not all friends need to be kept. People change even if we do not want them to.
At present, I do not tend to make new friends, and even if I do, trust cannot be offered that easily. I am done with betrayal by my previous close friends, which I thought they were.
What is your point of view on having friends in your life?
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7 responses
@DaddyEvil (168534)
• United States
22 Feb
Most of my friends moved away during Covid while they were looking for work. They live too far away for me to see anymore but I can still text or call them and visit whenever I want/need to.
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@crossbones27 (52275)
• Mojave, California
21h
Like anything,iif people want to find something, they will. Its no myth, but its probably not as good of a story as it sounds either. 
@rsa101 (40615)
• Philippines
21h
I suppose this applies to everything. Not everything in life is permanent. Friends, partners, and even children pass through our lives at different times. So, in my opinion, I welcome everyone in life, but I don't cling to them because I know they have their own lives to live, and I know that one day they may decide to drift away from me; if that happens, I let go of them without holding a grudge, only understanding.
@wolfgirl569 (130059)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Feb
Sometimes life demands change whether we want it or not. That moves people in and out of our lives. I have a few close friends. But some of those have changed over the years.
@JudyEv (372481)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Feb
I think we're lucky if we have one or two good friends in our life.
@Ineeddentures (18459)
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23 Feb
What is your point of view on having friends in your life?
So I have one real true friend who just happens to be my partner of the last 28 years.
I don't need anyone else.
I try not to make new friends, I set out not to make new friends because it's easier not to have a lot of friends
Anyway, it takes me a long time to trust people and I think that might put people off of me a bit
I don't care
@RasmaSandra (94554)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Feb
I have a handful of real friends that I keep in touch with and many, many online friends that, like ships come and got through my harbor.
