Friendships are typically built on commonly-shared environments like school, college, job, athletic teams, and so on. Proximity plays a big part of how a friendship develops and is sustained--it's easier when you spend time together regularly. Friendships are challenged when one person moves away because of the lack of physical presence.
As we mature, meet new people, and have new experiences, we often find our circle of friends changing. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. We may realize that we no longer share common interests or beliefs with people we were once close to.
When we move to another location because of a job or going to college, we might lose touch with our lifelong besties. This doesn't mean that those friendships were a waste of time or not "real." It simply means that the relationships have served their purpose and have run their course.
This is a long explanation for this simple idea: friendships are fluid. They’re supposed to change because we change and the people we associate with change, too.
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