I spent years maintaining a college friendship because I “should” or it was the “nice thing to do.” It wasn’t the best thing for either of us.
2026-09-03 02:03:05
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Lydia :
you put that very well
2026-09-02 19:30:12
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coffeemomchaos :
I get stuck in the cycle of “what did I do wrong” all the time. It takes me a while to realize that sometimes it actually is the reality of growing apart.
2026-09-03 02:03:00
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Vairyridiculous :
I wasted so much time in my mid-20s trying to hold onto college friends who had no interest in me anymore. Here’s hoping this video helps others not make the same mistake I did
2026-09-03 12:36:44
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callieswag17 :
Yesss this is exactly how I feel! Was saying something similar in therapy the other day, and my therapist said “l it bothers you because it’s inhumane” and that struck me as intense but I think that’s how it can feel because it’s like just treat me with basic human decency & respect
2026-09-02 23:53:02
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Scroll:9293$! :
I relate this to you to a time of my life where I thought I was really close to a group of friends. I had a beach house for years with friends. We’d all meet up every summer and rent out a home, kinda like the show jersey shore, but not as crazy and during that time I thought oh my gosh, like these people are gonna be in my wedding one day I’m so close with them we’re never not gonna be friends and as time went on, we just all went on different directions and sometimes it’s a little bit hard to be realize that that time of my life is over but I’m just trying to be hopeful for the future and realize that there’s friends coming my way that I haven’t met yet and I should be excited for those friendships too not just reminiscing in the past
2026-09-03 20:36:41
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user4222980419571 :
I needed to hear this. Thank you.
2026-09-03 02:13:56
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Hhhh :
What about the opposite when you find yourself not aligning but everyone else is ( or they’re more okay with pretending 😂) it’s this you don’t want to feel left out but also you also feel misaligned/ drained. Also I feel like maintaining some friendships can cause like drama. I know part of it is ego but idk
2026-09-03 12:09:45
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sadie :
What about if it’s a little more complicated, like maybe they live closer or something so there’s kind of a reason but it still is upsetting
2026-09-02 23:17:29
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mehwhatever6 :
Not harsh at all, I feel the same way!
2026-09-02 21:48:37
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