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Rec'd on 💭 LONG-TERM FRIENDSHIPS
KEEP IN TOUCH!
it's easier said than done ik but I've had so many friendships fizzle out or stay strong as iron over the years and it rlly comes down to putting in the effort to reach out! like it doesn't have to be a lot but whenever u see something that reminds you of them give them a text or respond to an ig story or smth. plus it's important to know when it's time to let a friendship die, bc u can love a person and also have to admit that your time in eachothers lives have ended. leave with love and lessons learned!!! pay attention to who actively reaches out to you, bc sometimes it will suprise you and end up being rlly fufilling!!! however in the end it all comes down to acknowledging that if the love is good it will grow with you.
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@sillylily
Jun 23, 2025
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”if the love was good it would grow with you” is a great reminder for me, honestly i do reach out a lot but id be the only one doing so-not in an attachment issue way but like you said, when i thought of them or wanted to see them ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️this rec is full of good stuffs and good reminders to hear from someone else not just myself
Jun 23, 2025
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@OKWETUU_FISH so glad it helps you and ig you took something out of my rambling!!! good luck with ur friendships my dear u deserve love and to be loved <3
Jun 27, 2025
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SOMEONE HAS TO LEAVE FIRST
That being said, I am a big believer in long term friendships, but like all really good friendships, there's an element of luck. But even good friendships can fizzle out. Be honest and reach out and people will either match your energy or they won't. You just give it your best and know that you did what you could. Which from what you said it sounds like you do. If they are telling you they don't want to talk anymore, than that's unfortunately beyond your control. You'll find your people and they will work with you to make the friendship last. You just have to keep meeting people and being open. Life is always moving. I've lost a lot of friends in a whole range of painful and benign ways and it never gets any more fun but eventually other doors open. Sometimes it's lonely, but it's a feeling everyone goes through.
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@moonbeams
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Growing apart is noT your fault (most OF the time)
People change people grow apart and that’s ok. As someone with a lack of emotions permanence it’s already hard for me to recognize that people care about me unless I’m reminded 25/8 and while I’ve worked on that and can now remind myself that people care for me; it’s somehow even harder for me to realize when that it’s ok if people are growing apart from me. It’s inevitable. People growing apart from you is not a personal failure sometimes it’s just HAPPENS. Schedules change, distance change, levels of concern change, and that’s ok. I remember shortly after highschool ended a girl tried to poke fun at me for the fact that i “change” friends often (I have several 6+ year friendships but that’s besides the point LOL) but the truth is that I’ve always known when to let friends go and do their own thing. All of that is to say that life moves forward your circles change and you’re wasting time that you could be using to build stronger/new connections on things that have passed their course.
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@Doll
Mar 13, 2025
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people really do come and go
i have always known this. that people come and go. but it was only recently that this statement really… struck me. i guess that no matter how much you want people to stay in your life, sometimes it‘s just inevitable. though it was hard at first to let go of ‘your person’, i also realized that relationships are maintained by more than just one person. so no matter how much you want to keep those people in your life, to save the relationship and connection that you have, at the end of the day, they also have a say in what they feel and what they want. and if what they want is to be out of your life, then the best thing that you could do is to accept and respect that. it’s the best thing that you could do. not only for them, but also for you.
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