Words of Wisdom:

"I tried so hard, and got so far, but in the end, it doesnt even matter" - Rich8701

Doan Van

  • Date Submitted: 05/21/2012 03:43 AM
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Why some friendships do not last.

      Friendship is one of the things that makes life worth living.Some people say friendship lasts forever   than love.  Is it true? If it's true. Why do some people lose their friendship? How can we know that friendship will   last forever?There are some reasons that make friendship do not last.

      First, selfishness is a reason that can make your friendships end easily because no one wants to keep a relationship with this kind of people. Selfish friends always think about themselves first and they don't care much about you. They are hardhearted even if you need help, they will not help you or they just pretend like they don't know what your problem is. Instead when they need something, they will come and ask for help. They are also bragging a lot because they think that they are better than you.
    Second, the friends themselves may change. A significant reason that friendships often end when friends are apart for an extended period of time (for summer camp, college, etc) is that one or both of the friends change. I think it hurts less when both friends change, because then the breakup is more often mutual and so both friends get closure by both deciding to let go and move forward in their lives without each other. What tends to hurt most is when just one friend changes. One friend might change social circles, become involved in new social organizations, start to date, get a pet, or take on some other venture that consumes more time and passion. Again, a friendship can endure these changes, unless one or both of the friends for some reason decide not to invest the time and energy involved in the adjustment period. (For example, one friend might forget the importance of the friendship due to the high of having a new pet or might feel that the change is impossible to overcome when one gets married but the other is still single.) In this situation, breakups may not be mutual and so one or both friends feel betrayed and...

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