people do change a lot and sometimes too fast
By hotsummer
@hotsummer (13837)
Philippines
November 20, 2011 1:31pm CST
it is just disappointing when you have gained or established friendship but after some time that relationship is not as good as it was. though you still remain friends and talk to each other, but you know something has changed some how and that his or her trust is not that as it was before. and that person is not that comfortable or not hanging out that much as you wanted just like it was before. wish that people don't change that fast .
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13 responses
@chabawel (329)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
Unfortunately, change is the constant thing in life.
The way your friendship turned out, you can turn things around depending if you want to commit yourself to still be friends.
Maybe you also changed because you no longer trust this friend of yours.
Its hard to be in speaking terms with someone when trust has already been broken. It takes time to trust the same person but it depends on you if you give that person another chance and that you are also willing to move on.
There's really nothing we can do but adapt to what's happening in our relationships but if you want to keep them, you have to really make the effort of winning them back and that means, to trust them again.
@ygna21 (294)
• Bulgaria
20 Nov 11
Depends how fast is fast..
People change with time.Everyone does.Including you.
Usually people spend more time together at the beginning of the relationship than they do later.Or they kinda appreciate it more.With time we start to see more flaws in the other person and get annoyed at each other easier.But that doesn't make the trust lower though.
Why is the trust in the relationship lower? Something happened?
You can always try to have an open honest conversation and explain how you feel and how you want things to be.You can say if something is hurting you or making you upset.If the other person really cares about you he/she will put efforts to make you feel better.But also be careful not to expect way too much and to want too much from your partner.Women often do that :P
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
that is my problem i don't what happened why that person changed. if you asked directly you won't get an answer and will just get ignored.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
21 Nov 11
I think that there is a whole lot going on with how people change that we don't see. Unless we view every single moment of the person's life, it's rather hard to pinpoint the change. There are many events that happen beyond our notice, that is going to shape a person, that is going to really cause them go through the seemingly fast changes.
Yet things are not always what they seem and rarely everything. There are a lot of people who will change but it's more gradual than we really think. Hopefully the changes are not going to clash all too much with your personality but there are going to be times where people change and you don't really seem to be comfortable with it. I've had friends that have changed and sadly, relationships get strained. Such is life.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 11
Friend, I guess this is the problem of yourself and not the people around you.
You should not trust the people easily and disclose your personal information to them.
Friend is forever friend. Of course you and your friends will have the conflict of the interest someday. It is the same to everyone here and not only you.
We must know the way to protect ourselves from being hurt. Do not too close to anyone whom you just know.
@venkateshk (88)
• India
21 Nov 11
Some of the hard facts of life. I have gone through this phase in my life many a times...cant help but just to brood over it for sometime and...well life goes on. What you can do is to have a plain and frank discussion with your friend and sort out the mis-conceptions/contradictions that you may have between. They say, if you really want to know who you are....ask someone who has just made friends with you or....one of your close friends who has had a bad fight with you. Either way, talking and clearing the cloud is the best way to deal things when you know something has changed in a relationship. After all, change is the only constant, they say.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
20 Nov 11
I think change is a part of life, we all keep changing even you probably but you wouldn't notice it in yourself I guess, I think as we go through relationships and friendships we tend to relax after awhile and I guess we take the people in our lives for granted a bit and treat them a little differently, plus there is is influences that attract our attentions and I guess we change towards them a little as well, I think we have to just take people in our lived as wonderful gifts while we have them and eccept them for all what they give us...
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
21 Nov 11
Well that is true. people change, things change, the world is changing everyday as we live in it even... Sometimes the change is not really too fast - it can be also because as people we have lived too much in the current situation that everyone has adapted except us and we thought everything went too fast before our eyes... Maybe it is us that has not moved...
@julianmac (396)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 11
Hi,
It's really weird how some people can change in a blink of an eye. This friend of mine for many years is no exception. Throughout our friendship, she was kind, considerate and helpful.
Overall, we had a good relationship. Guess what? One day she won the lottery and became rich. After that things were not the same between us anymore. She starts to avoid me and never return my calls. I would have never asked her for any money.Heart matters are more important to me. It was really upsetting to learn that even after so many years of friendship, she failed to recognize me for who I am. I guess some people will change when they have lots of money.
@sijabatnaburjut (2171)
• Indonesia
21 Nov 11
I think that the most important things in a friendship, there must be mutual respect and there is nothing covered.
I think all people will change over the time and if someone is changing rapidly, it means there is something wrong in the friendship. If in friendship was any difference of opinion, it is nice to be discussed with regarding as member of family and not only as friend.
@Hazelme (647)
• United States
20 Nov 11
I also think the same thing. I think people can change so much all of a sudden and even though they might sometimes act like their still the same person we know that they are and just prentending.
@grace147 (223)
• Philippines
20 Nov 11
Nothing permanent in this world except change. Change is good and healthy if we take it positively or in a constructive aspect. In a relationship, we except much and invest more emotions, but what is the missing piece of a broken relationship is that we failed to understand and assess from time to time how effective are we to keep and strengthen the relationship. It is always a two hand effort to work it out. If one will let go then it is not meant to be the way you want them to be - accept the change and move on.
@mastermind30 (25)
• United States
21 Nov 11
I completely understand what you are saying. I have had friends in high school that I use to hang out with and talk to all the time but as soon as we left high school, we just did not keep in touch like we use to. I think most of the reason was because we move away and we went to different colleges. Things and people change and thats life,its kind of one of the things that we just have to accept. I have com to understand too that people can outgrow each other. Also be aware that some people are in your life for just a season.The only thing you can really do is try to just go on and if its meant for that person to stay in your life then he or she will. People change just like the seasons and the seasons change fast as well.