college friends

Despite the struggles of adjusting to change, I hope this year will provide more opportunities, more people to meet and even more amazing memories.

School and work can’t be used as a social crutch forever. Some of the closest friends I’ve made have been at apartment complexes or community center pools. The pool is America’s new third place, and what a refreshing one we need in this heat!

It’s always okay to have friends for different purposes — some that you mostly only see during your club meetings, others that you mostly only go out with. But it’s equally as important to have a few core friends that will help to be beacons of positivity and support when you most need it.

Although on the outside this phenomenon may appear sad or even regretful, I don’t think it’s anything to be ashamed of. Sure, “friends come and go,” but I’ve learned that they come and go for a reason.

So, the question becomes: How do people make class friends into actual friends? How do we discern between friendships that are transactional and convenient versus friendships that are meant to be? 

I was told that relationships are like plants; you have to care for them. However, if relationships really were like plants, mine would all be dead by now.

Our college friends are scattered and we are no longer bound together by school. Now, we have to give more energy and time in keeping up friendships.