Ever since c.w.b wrote her piece about friendship, I've been doing some thinking and have come to the same conclusion, and essentially my next question: do relationships have a timeframe? Is their a certain length of time that people can be friends before the relationship runs it's course and eventually fizzes out?
At school, it was hard to imagine going a day without seeing your best friend. You'd plan your lives together. But then you graduate school, and university comes along, as well as partners, new jobs, families and eventually children. Suddenly, the person you once thought would be in your life forever no longer is.
"All friendships have a life cycle," according to social phycologist Dina McMillan. Lifestyle changes are inevitable, and with these changes comes a shift in your social circle, and you no longer have much in common with your 'friends'.
"Any friendship that is based around you having the same experience - be it school, university, work, being neighbours or having children at the same time - might have a limited life and it's important to remember that's completely normal."
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