All throughout ones life, friends come and go. Being 35 and almost always conducting and independent study of some kind, I started to question this. Is it really neccessary for friends to really go? When people drift apart do you really have to drift so much that you forever lose contact?
Recently, I started going over my 401K statements and various stock statements when I found myself asking "Should I diversify my portfolio more?" Then I got to thinking...
Should friendship circles be treated as a stock portfolio? You place your money in all kinds of stocks, some you can rely on heavily, others more risky that may disappoint. People do the same thing with friendships, friends can disappoint even though they were once considered very reliable.
Instead of just throwing our hands in the air and kissing a friend goodbye, should we instead keep them in a diversified friendship portfolio? Ie. "This friend is now known as a hiking friend." "This friend is drinking bud." etc.
I can't help but wonder, if a friend can't be a friend in all areas that count, would be it better to categorize them in your friendship portfolio and keep them around rather than buy, sell or trade them before the closing bell?
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You really have been watching those reruns of sex & the city haven't you Carrie? lol
Interesting thought though..... but don't forget that just because you don't see them all the time doesn't really make them less of a friend. If you can not see someone for 5 years and call them one day when you really need them and they come through for you, that's a true friend regardless of how often you do or dont chit chat. Think about it!
Haha yeah, I wrote it in Carrie style to see if anyone would get it hehe. I think it was the "I can't help but wonder" that gives it away haha.
Yeah, I hear ya on the friends thing, even though some friends have gone, I'd help them out if they called. Friends make up the tapestry of who we are, even when they move, or dick you over or just lose contact, they are part of you forever.
I've only seen like 4 episodes of Sex & the City and I knew you were Carrie-ing!
I agree with fab me. I may not chit chat often these days but you are always in my heart and I will always consider you one of my closest friends ever.
And you are mine too. :) That's why I was excited to see you when I went back home!
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