Personal Essay: Letting go of friendships is hard, but often necessary |
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There’re universal feelings that arise when we see an old friend on campus. Maybe you’re met with a wave of nostalgia and offer a friendly smile. Maybe seeing them causes your heart to sink. Maybe you don’t even remember their name.
It’s inevitable that, over the course of four years, the friends in your close circle rarely stay the same. That first month of school, we all meet people we’re convinced are going to be our best friends until graduation, and we find ourselves wondering how we’ll ever be able to part from them.
But, if you’re like me, this wasn’t the case. Of course, I became friends with some of the girls on my floor and in my classes, but as a senior, I met the people I’m close with much later.
Watching your friends’ values and behavior shift in front of you can be........