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September 28, 2002
ConnectingWhen Friendships Fade

Loves come and go, but a friendship should last forever. Well, so the story goes, but we know that in reality, this doesn't happen.

Over time people change and friends grow apart and the connectivity you once shared with a friend fades away -- daily calls giving way to weekly giving way to monthly and eventually being replaced by an occasional note.

Even in this threaded void, connectivity waxes and wanes like myriad new moons; except in this universe, the moons are free to pull up their orbit and move about. And let me tell you, this plays havoc with the tides.

Loss is a part of life, including the loss of a friendship, but still, there's a tiny little hole in your life that used to be named Friend. No matter how rich your life is, no matter the number of new people you meet, that hole doesn't go away.


Posted by Bb at September 28, 2002 12:06 AM


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I've been out of touch with three very close and dear friends for over twenty years. One of them came to my mother's funeral last year and due to the circumstances we didn't have the opportunity to do much more than shake hands and catch up on current addresses, marital status and number of kids. We've got different lives and different lifestyles now and I don't think we'll ever be buddies again but we are still close friends.

Posted by: JustinThyme on September 28, 2002 04:36 PM

I have a friend in Boston that I don't talk to all the time, but she's a close friend. However, I've changed so much from my earlier years that any close friends from bygone days wouldn't even recognize me, I think. Or I them. But I think on them from time to time.

Posted by: Shelley aka Bb on September 28, 2002 07:15 PM


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