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It’s Okay to Let Your Friendships Go
Sometimes, things aren’t meant to last
“I feel like I’m losing all of my friends,” I said to my therapist. “And I feel like it’s my fault.” He assured me that this isn’t the case. In fact, it’s a fairly normal occurrence for anyone in their mid-20s.
Life in your mid-20s is strange. Some of your friends are getting married and having kids while others are still living at home. Some of them are starting careers, some are getting divorced, and some of them have absolutely no idea what they’re doing with their life — I’m in this last category.
But no matter where you fall on the spectrum, there’s no doubt that life changes dramatically when you’re in your 20s. Some people even say that your 20s are the most important years of your life, but they do fall in a strange in-between spot.
We’re no longer in the innocence of our teenage years, the subject of so many coming-of-age movies, but we’re not quite “full adults” with families, houses, and mortgages. We’re adrift, floating somewhere between — lost at sea without a map to guide us, and a storm is forming on the horizon.
When the rain comes crashing down, it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos of it all. Everyone is experiencing their own private storm, and nobody comes out the same on the other side. Your…
