Today for the Inleo monthly prompt we are asked to write about relationships, friendships, and family situation. For someone like me who has written quite a good number posts celebrating friends and family, I decided to talk about another aspect of friendship, the sad part of friendship that we all hate, and a lot of people do not like to talk about.
Some friendships are amazing, having people who have your back, and who love and care about you is priceless. There are some good friendships and relationships that change your life, such friendships or relationships bring out the best in you and these types of friendships are golden while there are some friendships that leaves you heartbroken and could make you never to walk down the friendship path again but then again to every advantage, there is a disadvantage right? And friendships are not exempted.
While we adore our friendships and relationships with people and always strive to keep the love burning and the bond stronger we still cannot rule out the “what ifs”, what if things go south? What if that good friend of yours becomes a stranger and all efforts to save this friendship of yours prove abortive?
In this type of situation do you stay back to fight for this friendship of yours or do you walk away peacefully? Well, there’s no formula for answering this question as friendships differ as much as people and circumstances.
First of all, I believe in the popular saying that people come into your life for different reasons and I also believe that while most friendships will stand the test of time others won’t and it’s still fine. As they say, no one knows tomorrow, and that is why I always try my best to make every moment I spend with my friends count. I try to take as many pictures with them, hang out, have long conversations, and create memories because, at the end of the day, we are only left with these memories.
Over the years I’ve lost friends, friends whom I’d sworn that nothing could separate us, friends with whom I’ve done a lot with. You know that type of friendship where you both are so close and you become family and always envisage that your children will continue from where you both stopped? Lol😂 I’ve had those several times.
Did it hurt? Absolutely, it felt like my heart was ripped out and most of the time I decided not to let people in but then again life happened and the universe presented amazing sets of people to me and I just couldn’t push them away because of my past experiences.
Sometimes I don’t blame people who decide not to have friends as behind their reason is a shocking story that could even make you support their decision.
When you remember the amount of effort, sacrifices, and time you put into nurturing this failed friendship, then you’ll discover how much it hurts. To some people that marks the end of getting all close up and personal with people.
For me I always try my best to mend bridges but when I see it’s not working I’m burning the damn bridges. It’s one thing to apologize and try to make things work between you and your friend after a fight but it’s another thing to put in the effort but the other doesn’t reciprocate it and it eventually looks like you’re forcing the friendship on them.
Friendship is golden but we all need to know when to let go, when to heal and when to move on because, at the end of the day, your peace of mind matters the most.
This is my entry to the #marchinleo monthly prompt, to find more details about it you can check it in this post.
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