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Considering how much people grow and evolve over the years, it’s actually surprising that many friendships last as long as they do. Childhood friendships are especially fickle like that. They’re certainly special, and there is something about having known someone forever that improves the chances that you will know that person forever. The things you connected on when you were little were pure and innocent. They had nothing to do with money or status or even trauma or insecurities. You were attracted to something much more fundamental and permanent about each other’s personalities. But then, we do change so much as we get older that sometimes, even that long-time bond isn’t enough keep the friendship alive. Here are signs you’ve outgrown your friend.
Your conversations don’t energize you
You no longer leave your conversations feeling excited about the future and hopeful about what’s to come. You leave them feeling rather neutral, as if you just accomplished an errand and can now move on with your day.
