(ThySistas.com) Remember when you were five years old and it was the first day of kindergarten? You didn’t know anyone in your class and your parent just dropped you off and said have fun. In your little mind you were freaking out. What if no one talked to you? Then you looked across the room and saw the exact same backpack or tin lunch box or light up shoes and instantly you knew that you had a friend. That friendship either only lasted for that school year or for the rest of your lives. It was just that simple.
Maybe that wasn’t your experience. Maybe your friendship bloomed in junior high school when you got put in classes with people from every elementary school in the city, except for your own. But sure enough you found a group that shared your love of Hip Hop or R&B and you were forever bonded. Maybe it was high school. You were cool with everybody but you had your day ones who you kicked it with on the
Fast forward to adulthood, I’m talking age 30 plus. That BFF who you spent all of your days with and all of your nights on the phone with during what felt like were the most critical years of your life is now married with children, lives 9 states away and works 52 hours per week. As for you, you have 4 jobs, a side hustle, a dog, a significant other 6 seasons of 5 shows in cue between Netflix and Hulu.
When was the last time you even spoke to your friend aside from a text message? Since everyone is now busy adulting, those small windows where we get to interact with friends become that much more important. Let’s take a closer look at this.
Here are 5 Ways That Friendships Change After 30
Your time and energy is precious and you have reserved it for Netflix and real day ones. Sometimes you let a few new friends slip through the cracks. Mainly because they remind you of your long lost bestie from high school who now lives 9 states away.
Staff Writer; LaMisha M. Readus
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