Nearly all of us have parted ways with a good friend because we (or they) have moved to a different city. We always say that we will stay in touch and/or visit, and say so with the best of intentions, but inevitably, those friendships seem to fall to the wayside. We go from frequent phone calls to infrequent phone calls, to a Christmas card, to sometimes nothing at all.
Usually, these people were very much a part of our everyday lives and routines, and within a relatively short period of time, they aren't on our radar at all anymore.
What are your thoughts on why we allow this to happen?
2007-07-23 02:04:44 · 5 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think we do this because it's easier. Perhaps the relationship doesn't seem worth th effort anymore. I've done that with a few people, but it's been because I was able to see since moving far away from them, that the friendship wasn't real at all. So for me, the best thing I could do was to let them fall off my radar.
2007-07-23 02:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's no longer possible to travel 10 minutes to their house with a six pack for watch a ball game.
It would take $1,000 round trip and three or four hours just to go airport to airport round trip for a day or two.
2007-07-23 02:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Out of sight, out of mind". It is hard to keep track sometimes. But we can and do make new friends. I think mostly people are just too busy being busy. We need to slow down and enjoy this life before we can't.
2007-07-23 02:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The amazing thing about true friendship is that it dosn't matter.
You can go 15 years or more without being in contact with a good friend, and when you see them again, it's like you pick up the conversation where you'd left it.
It's something I find quite astounding.
2007-07-23 02:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are just too busy
2007-07-23 02:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋