Friends drift apart all the time. Groups of friends you might have known from childhood, secondary school, college or universities will dwindle over time, for varied reasons. You could be the “best of friends”, sharing personal secrets and hanging out almost everyday but become complete strangers the very next moment..

People change, situations occur.

Sometimes, some friendships are really not meant to last. I personally don’t believe in the whole “best friends forever” nonsense. It’s a childish fantasy which one will only look back on with regret when things don’t work out..

I don’t believe in ever doing a kiss-and-tell either. Even though friendships may not always have a happy ending (due to a multitude of reasons), their past values should never be negated.

Occurrences may happen during the course of friendship and people might eventually drift apart, but the secrets and memories shared should always remain special. It's stupid to deny the value of a friendship just because it ends. More importantly, one should never torch or rudely disrespect another just because they no longer fit into your current life.

Friendship is really just one of those indefinable words that mean different things to different people at different times. Most friendships are transient, they come and go with time and place..

But to a large extent, we are a sum total of all our friendships, past and present, mixed together with our own peculiar personality. Every single person we’ve met along the way, no matter how long we’ve known them or how much we’ve shared during those times, have definitely made us who we are today in little ways we might not even have realized ourselves..

A day will come though, where you find yourself less than eager to find time for that friend or even your other half (if you’re in a relationship). When you ever feel that way, it’s an indication of what is about to end..

A very simple explanation is this.. people change, priorities change, age changes, we ourselves change. All plays have an ending, some plays are short, some are a bit longer, but every one of them has to let the curtains fall eventually..

We meet new people everyday. Acquaintances may turn into friends, friends may turn into strangers. But all these people are there for a reason.. they give meaning and often leave an impact at various stages of our lives..

Friendships may not always last forever.
But it’s these memories that do.

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