Friends truly do come and go. Sometimes they stay for a few months, and sometimes they stick around for the rest of your life. This concept was really hard for me to learn at first, because I expected to make some of my best friends in college. I had this mindset that the people I spent all of my time with freshman year would be in my life forever. Long story short, this isn't the case.
We're in this awkward stage in life where we're not children anymore, but we're not adults either Sure, we're more mature than we were our senior year of high school (well, at least the majority of us are) but people still get upset over the smallest things. I remember my mother telling me that even when you're older, there will still be drama in your life. I didn't really believe her, but I'm starting to think she's right.
Along with that, I've learned that true friends will love you and support you no matter what. They may not agree with who you're dating or whatever you may be involved in at the moment, but they will be there to catch you when you fall. Not too long ago I had this weird late night college experience where this Uber driver named Mike had a real "come to Jesus" talk with me about this. Basically I had this friend that I was hanging out with for a long time. Needless to say, they were becoming one of my best friends. Big surprise: my best friend hated them and their best friend hated me. Great situation, right? I don't really remember how I ended up getting into my feelings with my Uber driver, but he shared his life story with me and what he learned about friendships and growing up over the years, and it really inspired me. Mike taught me that if your friends can't understand or support you with what makes you truly happy, then in reality, they really aren't your true friends at all.
It's never fun losing friends, but sometimes people are only in your life for a short time to teach you a lesson, or to open a new door for you. You can't spend your life trying to accommodate what your"friends" want you to do. These are your selfish years. Go out there and live life the way you want to! True friends won't tell you what do to, they'll simply tell you how they feel and then they'll be there to support you in the end.
