keeping friends

How hard can it really be to keep friends that you have from highschool. My friend and i had a conversation about how she would only be 45 minutes away from me and she thinks that it is going to be so easy to stay such great friends. My point of view on that is that even though i wish that we could stay friends i think that it is going to be a huge effort to keep it going and that it most likely wont even happen. We both love to be active in the school and i know that i have no problem going out and making new friends. As much as i would love to stay best friends i think that we will end up growing apart from each other because we will get to involved in school and find other friends that we will want to hang out with. I think we would still be friends but maybe not as close as was planned to be. I just thought that it was an interesting conversation and everyone seems to have a different opinion about it so what do people have to say about the topic? Is it easy to keep friendships from highschool? Is it possible?

FelixFelicis09's picture

and i've discovered that her words ring true. it's possible, but when you're in different environments, you change and grow apart. it's natural. it doesn't mean the end of the world, or that the spark of bestfriendship can never be stoked into a full fire again. it just means plan for the worst and hold on tight.

ChoQolot's picture

Seven years out of school now, I remain best friends with two girls I went to high school with. We live in three different states, and in my case, across the country from each other.

We all took different paths after high school, we've all found new friendships and experiences, but we continually come back to each other. We've found that our friendships are so strong, we have so much love for each other, that it's hard to find other people or things to take their places.

Will you make different friends and have different experiences? Yes. But if the friendship means enough to you, you'll find time to call and catch up with each other.

Catie Q.
Green Kitchen Designer and Healthy Living Advocate
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