I’ve always considered myself pretty non-argumentative; avoiding conflict at all costs to keep the peace.

The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve come to realize this doesn’t do anything but make myself more miserable.

If I am to want something, I have to just speak my mind in order to get it done.

However, I’ve lost friends because of this.

And you know what? I have no regrets.

I no longer dwell on friend breakups if I was never in the wrong because life isn’t going to slow down to sync up with my personal affairs.

I can no longer wait for people to apologize when they may never take accountability for how they treated me.

I make no apologies for how I choose to move on from dying friendship.

Life takes us in all kinds of directions, and it’s inevitable for friends to switch up on you and cause a rift in a relationship.

If I am to trust someone, they need to be on the same page as me in terms of life goals and ambitions.

I will not slow down my progress in order to help someone get ahead.

I’m going through a really rough patch with a friend and it’s taught me a lot about this person even though I’ve known them most of my life.

In the same way they say to never meet your idols because they may disappoint you, the same applies trying to live with your best friends.

At the end of the day, you don’t see them when they are alone or when they’re at home.

People become completely different when they’re alone and even the ones closest to you may surprise you on how cold they can be to you once a fight breaks out over something that has nothing to do with your friendship.

You may be able to get through hard times together but once a fight about money or rent is brought into the equation, it’s really hard to be friends even though they are actively screwing you over.

If you can’t work through situations like these, maybe the friendship was never really solid to begin with.