Cycle of Friendship

Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.

As we go through various developmental milestones from childhood to adulthood, we meet and move with various people we call friends. 

We make some in school, in the neighborhood, in church/mosque, at our workplace or even on social media. 

A lot of things attract friends to each other, ranging from similar 
beliefs and values, interests and activities, viewpoints, way of life, life experiences etc. 

However, it is possible for a friendship relationship to enter a stationary or death phase when the individuals involved start to find a lot of difference in things they considered common to them before, or that attracted them to each other initially. 

When such happens, it takes sincerity on each one's part to decide whether it's time for that relationship to come to an end or find a new set of object of attraction. 

The stages of friendship includes: Stranger, Acquaintance, Casual Friend, Close Friend, and Intimate Friend.

It's possible for close friends to go back to being acquaintances, or even strangers. It is also possible for a casual friend to gradually become an intimate friend as you discover common interests that make the bond stronger.

The most important thing is to recognize when you need to part with some friends and acquire new ones. It is not healthy to force a friendship that has outlived its purpose. It may be heartbreaking, but you should let go.

Some friends have to go at a time in order to come back into your life when they have a new purpose to fulfill. You need to be open-minded enough to recognize this and accept them back.

Some friendships last a lifetime, but not all will.

A good friend today may become toxic for you another day as their values and interests change.

                        

                        Let go when you need to.

                        Make new friends when you have to.

                        Accept old friends back when you need to.

Be intentional!

Yours...

Ololade Ruth Oluwatumininu.

  

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