Accept that people change

Yes, people change with circumstances and that is life.

Yes, the binding factors come undone between close friends and even couples. I met my bosom friend of school days after decades and it was not like before; the circumstances had changed with not much of common interests to keep the conversation going. Among couples it is more common if both are independent minded. The commitment to stick together slackens and they drift leading to the inevitable split. Now many prefer to walk out of loveless marriages unlike in traditional societies where divorces are quite rare - siva

There is not one person that I see in my life that has not changed. It is difficult to adjust.

Indeed some friends change because their circle of friends in the foreign country are so different from their friends from here and they become accustomed to it already . Besides , they now have other interests in life .

As they say, the only thing constant in this world is change :)

This is a very sad fact. I had a friend of two years who dropped me. She just suddenly changed into a different person. Hanging around different people. She said that she just didnt want her old friends anymore.

Yes. People is changed everyday. I think we can make everything simple. Then, everything is OK.

This is so true. Good point. I hope this didn't happen with you.

people can get estranged from one another which is very sad

You are right, friends can change because something in our lives change.

Well that depends upon how mutualism is from both the sides and how much they value each other.I have friends who used to be besties yet today we don't even talk and I have people who are the same and i face the friendship has become much stronger than the school times.I feel blessed to have such people in my life. :) It goes from both ways.

it reminds me of my best friend ,we grown up together,then she went to America .now we really not have much topics , but I still thought of her sometimes.

I completely agree to the point made here but sometimes the only thing an individuals seeks is some time to spend alone so that they are sure of what they have or what they want from life. Not always people run out of words to talk some times they need a peaceful mind to make the right decision in the long run...

I have friends who were my roomates when we studied in a university. We talked a lot about our lessons, activities in school, future, boys, and so on, when we stayed at our room after class. We went shopping, travelling, and enjoying nice food together. The wonderful time slipped away very soon. Then we parted as soon as we graduated from that universtiy. We work and live in different cities. There's less and less topics we can find to talk about. Yes, circumstances of us changed, and we are changing in different ways. But recently we talked a lot among our groups. Now three of us have kids, and two of us get pregnant. Being or going to be mothers activated our friendship. We chat a lot now again.

I do think my friends change as time goes by. Sometimes I think we have become selfish. It is not easy to have the real friendship. In fact in these days I have moved out two friends from my list because I am not a fool.

I hope friends never change but sad to say that there are friends who gets cold once you part ways due to distance. I once have my playmate and neighbor as my best friend but after we graduated in elementary, we parted ways because she enrolled in a different school. When we got the time to have a bonding, she did not talk to me much and often prefer to talk to her classmates than me. It broke my heart because she changed a lot. She was no longer the thoughtful friend that I played with and shared my toys and food with during our childhood days.

I don´t agree that people change too much. But I do think that many people become friends, lovers or spouses without really knowing the other.

There is nothing permanent but change. So yeah, we should learn to accept and understand that.

Communication is a big part of any relationship. Sometimes people grow apart but even where there's troubles that doesn't mean that there's no hope. Both parties must be willing to work at the friendship or relationship.

You are very right that friendships can change just because of circumstances. I've had very close friends that have moved and now we don't have as much in common as we did when we saw each other frequently. We're still friends but not as close