Why do friendships become less important with age?

[Micky Mikey]

I can imagine in other cultures and societies, friendships are viewed differently. Is this just a facet of Western culture, which heavily focused on hyper-individualism?

Those of you from different cultural backgrounds, how important are friendships ? And how significant of a role do they have ?

 

[BlackBall]

Because people are awful overall

 

[humminbird]

how important do you think friendships should be

 

[The Realist Perspective]

Friendships are important. They just get hard to maintain. All of my best friends live hundreds of miles from me. You typically move around a bit and distance usually make things difficult

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

The people you grew up with move away.
Then you may have another crew as you grow up but it’s never the same.

now it’s really having friends just to use them.
Whether it’s to have their kids play with your kids or just having friends on deck in case you ever need to paint or have some project.

 

[VertigoKnight]

In the modern age?

Most people seem to have friendly acquaintances vs actual friendships.

Unless you've known people for a long time and even then you grow apart. When I divorced I was taken aback at how many people I considered friends, like I'd known then 12+ years didn't even get in touch. I do live in another country now but I'd say only 1 person who I wasn't even that close to got in touch to see how I was.

shyt was sobering.

Could you hand on heart think of someone you consider a friend who if you straight up vanished would check in to see where you at?

Not many I'd bet.

 

[Vodun]

Because people have there on lives that's why we get into relationship with the Opposite sex to have a life long mate

 

[Finesse]

As humans we grow, change, move, evolve and elevate through numerous levels in life.

Having the same friend group go through all of that lowkey seems counterproductive.

We are all at different stages in life and its best to link and build with the people at our current stage.

However If you are lucky enough to have individuals in your life who are able to naturally grow and evolve with you.

You should cherish and appreciate those folks.

 

[Sad Bunny]

If you don't grow with me, then we will grow apart

I can't keep reminiscing about the past every time I see you. I love you but that's life

 

[get these nets]

I can imagine in other cultures and societies, friendships are viewed differently. Is this just a facet of Western culture, which heavily focused on hyper-individualism?

Those of you from different cultural backgrounds, how important are friendships ? And how significant of a role do they have ?

I think that friendships become even more important as you age. Actual friends though, not just people you and have spent time around.
Unfortunately, sometimes it takes serious life challenges to see the difference between those groups of people.

 

[Manolo]

“Those whom I deemed my kin,
The friends of whom I dreamed,
Have aged and lost our old affinity:
One has to change to stay akin to me.”

 

[Peruvian Connect]

They really aren't. Free time becomes limited. You have others to look after. Wife, kids, aging parents etc. When you're young you all basically have the same schedules and same responsibilities. As a productive adult, not so much.

 

[Mastamimd]

Usually family becomes the focus

 

[Heafcliffe]

Friendships are important as you mature.

It's just as you mature, you see the real from the superficial ones and dispose accordingly.

 

[Dad]

Friendships have become more important to me. My number of close friends have dwindled but, the ones that I have, I consider family.