no one talks about grieving friendships - by harls

one of the hardest parts of reaching adulthood is realising that not everything grows with you.

one of the hardest parts of reaching adulthood is realising that not everything grows with you. when we’re younger, we imagine friendships as something that move in sync: you meet someone, you become close, and then you assume you’ll continue moving forward together- the same pace, the same direction, the same understanding of each other. there’s a comfort in believing that the people who know you in one version of your life will naturally know how to love you in every version after that. but growing up you realise something different. sometimes two people can start in the same place and…

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