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Cutting people out of your life is always challenging; breaking up with friends is like cutting away pieces of who you are.
I still remember the confusion when our landlord confronted my college flatmates and I, claiming that the rent had not been paid for the last few month.
I still remember the confusion when our landlord confronted my college flatmates and I, claiming that the rent had not been paid for the last few month.
Our defensive protests began straight away.
Sorry boss, you f'ed up somewhere in your calculations..
I paid my share. Didn't you?
We claimed the landlord had made a mistake, when in fact we had made a mistake; we had trusted in the power of friendship.
Sorry boss, you f'ed up somewhere in your calculations..
I paid my share. Didn't you?
We claimed the landlord had made a mistake, when in fact we had made a mistake; we had trusted in the power of friendship.
My parents' words always haunt me when it comes to friendships. The same phases, I imagine myself one day echoing to my own child.
Be careful what you tell them.
Those people will not be your friends forever.
Typical adult rants that were, in reality, prophetic words.
Be careful what you tell them.
Those people will not be your friends forever.
Typical adult rants that were, in reality, prophetic words.
As a teenager, I would wonder why my parents had so few friends.
There was a consistent rotation of uncles coming to the house on special occasions — a permanent staple of aunties on the phone exchanging gossip — but it was always the same people.
There was a consistent rotation of uncles coming to the house on special occasions — a permanent staple of aunties on the phone exchanging gossip — but it was always the same people.
Wisdom warned me that loyalty is not something you should give to every bidder.
People I used to call close friends have transformed into the occasional like underneath an Instagram post.
Experience taught me that when it comes to friendships, quality always beats quantity.
People I used to call close friends have transformed into the occasional like underneath an Instagram post.
Experience taught me that when it comes to friendships, quality always beats quantity.
Our landlord was right, and the rent had not been paid, because we had already implemented a system for rental payments, which was based on trust.
We had all agreed that one friend would collect the money every month and pay the rent.
We had all agreed that one friend would collect the money every month and pay the rent.
Even, though only a few years older, we trusted him as a mentor and friend.
When the realisation hit us that he had stolen our money, there was more pain at betrayal than anger.
Friendships can create openings for disappointment, jealousy and hurt.
When the realisation hit us that he had stolen our money, there was more pain at betrayal than anger.
Friendships can create openings for disappointment, jealousy and hurt.
I have lost many friends over the years, and now I realise it's my fault.
Some of the friends I gave too much of myself, and expected too little in return; others expected more than they deserved.
It is hard cutting people off; it's slicing away moments and stripping memories.
Some of the friends I gave too much of myself, and expected too little in return; others expected more than they deserved.
It is hard cutting people off; it's slicing away moments and stripping memories.
It is hard cutting people off; when you leave a friend behind, you leave some part of you.
Yet, the cycle of life is undefeated, a caterpillar sheds its cocoon so it can fly. Sometimes you have to lighten your burden, so you don’t drown against the tide.
Yet, the cycle of life is undefeated, a caterpillar sheds its cocoon so it can fly. Sometimes you have to lighten your burden, so you don’t drown against the tide.
