tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33213496.post3682656379842524626..comments2023-10-19T22:22:11.484+11:00Comments on aussienut: Thoughtsaussienuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360791474706236410noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33213496.post-51929328163196577222007-10-10T19:38:00.000+10:002007-10-10T19:38:00.000+10:00It is interesting isn't it and just a bit sad when...It is interesting isn't it and just a bit sad when someone who has been such a big part of your world just sort of drifts away. One thing I've found... and maybe it's just me... but a lot of my long term relationships tend to go in cycles, where we're both sort of in the same headspace or wavelength or whatever for awhile and then we drift apart for awhile because one of us is busy or focus is diverted elsewhere for a time but eventually life shifts again and we end up closer and involved in each other's daily life again. I'm kind of at this point with one of my oldest friends, basically due to us both having a series of major life changes at different points and going in somewhat different directions philosophically but now coming back to enjoy the aspects we became friends for. If I think of people I've been friends with for, it's true of every one of them and these are friendships spanning between two and twelve years. I tend to think that when life shifts - for example when I was single and my friends were getting married or having a baby and our communications shifted, it's because they're so busy processing the new aspect of their life that they tend to seek out others in that same phase to help get a sense of contexutalization so they can redefine themselves and their place in the world. And no - it doesn't make it feel any nicer, you're right but hopefully it means you and your friend will find yoruself inspired by what made you friends in the first place at a later date or find new common interests to build on.Amanda O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14354505077377521450noreply@blogger.com