Television and movies don't do the best job of portraying friendships in adulthood. It's caused people to have high expectations with what it's like to have friends as an adult. Here's a list of five common misconceptions about adulthood friendship.

1. Friends hang out every day

Let's face it, adulthood is busy. Often times we don't even get time to sleep let alone hang out with our friends. Most people can't be like the cast of "Friends" and just spend all day every day in a coffee shop. In fact, life can get so busy that you don't even time to check your phone and just talk with your friends!

2. You need to have something in common

Of course having things in common makes it easier to have friends, but honestly, it's not that integral to what friendship is. Some of you might be confused and crying out with "But what do you talk about! What do you do when you hang out?" In reality, you talk about the same things. You talk about what's going on in life, your own interests, their interests. In fact, there seems to be EVEN MORE to talk about! As for what you do, just go to dinner. Pick a random restaurant nobody has tried! Or try one of their interests!

3. Friends never fight

Sooner or later nearly everyone will end up disagreeing at some point. Most people tend to figure out pretty quickly that just because you've ended up arguing that you don't need to stop being friends, however, I think it still might be important to point this out to people who might not have had the chance to learn this life lesson.

4. A friend will never let you down

Your friends are who you rely on. It's totally understandable to expect them to always be there for you. However, it's also a little unfair to expect them to be perfect. While your friends probably won't ever let you down, it's not a reason to stop being friends. People aren't flawless and it's okay to make mistakes.

5. If you don't keep in touch, you're not friends

This misconception actually infuriates me a little bit. It's hard to keep in touch with everybody we've called a friend as we grew up. I barely get time to say hi to my own family, I simply cannot talk to every single person I consider a friend every single day. Or even every week! Nobody is expected to do so either. It's okay to go months without talking to some friends, just remember to check in periodically, even when you don't need something. As long as you still care about them, they're still your friend.