Friends, friendship, friend-zone - so many types of friendships out there today. I think with the growing day and age, even the semblance of what this used to mean has been erased. True, I sound old saying that, but hey I enjoyed friendship and I mourn its' loss every day.
Why? Because tell me what friendships mean anymore? Is this your extended family? Are they around whenever you need them and whenever you don't also? Do your friends never cancel on you? Right or wrong, do they stand by you, nevertheless? Do they have massive fights with you and then call you the next day to find out if you want to go to a movie together? Coz, that's what friendship meant to me some few years ago. Now any of these is a cause for drama and people who still choose to be this way are called "old-fashioned", "ridiculous/weird", "clingy/does not know how to let go". Now we make friends on Tinder, because where does anyone have the time to go outside and get to meet new people. Activities have increased all around, but none of them, tho' meant to be "social" really serve that purpose. They are more the "social networking - selfie flaunting" kind rather than what real relationships used to be.
But am I really side-lining current friendships? No, I think it fits the current nature of people. Flakiness is the new black and I guess our style of friendships now goes quite hand in hand. But then, for the some of us who reminisce the good old days and wonder where all those friends have gone... I think this song explains a lot!
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