Cynthetiq

It's part of the ebb and flow of life, that's why you have best friends, good friends, friends, acquaintances, and estranged friends.

Don't fret. I have a coworker that when we were working next to each other we became the best of friends. I even at one time considered him my best friend on the east coast. When I got moved to another floor and different boss, our friendship started to drift. When I got married, the gap widened. I got laid off and didn't come into the city for some time. It widened even more.

He started his own company with an old good friend of his. He works stranger hours than I have ever. He never has time to hang out with me anymore. He flakes all the time when we make plans. I confront him on this every so often and he agrees that he's been a shitty friend.

Will I cross him off from my list of friends? No. Over time, the friendship will either resurge on its own, or it will wither away completely.

I do purge my address book every few years. I have put people on the maybe list, and when it comes time to purge and I've not had any interaction, even emails (not hahaha read this FW ) the get purged.

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