Over the last few years i have had my fair share of friendships, some formed by school and some even from the internet. From these experiences i have gotten to understand the true meaning of friendship. Now that i am 18 i feel as if the friends that i have now are the friends who will hopefully be around for years to come, plus moving to Nottingham has reassured me on which friends want to be apart of my life.
Throughout school i had a large friendship group which was mainly glued together with relationships, when the relationships failed and we all left for sixth forms, colleges and apprenterships the group fell apart leaving just a few of us friends. Outside of that friendship group i had friends whom i had grown up with, people who i did not see on a day to day basis but i always felt as if they were truly there for me when i needed them. The friends who i drifted from to of the group i still see frequenlty and when i speak to them it's as if no time has passed. Just because you don't see or speak to somebody for ages doesn't mean you become strangers.
The strangest part of my friends were the ones who i had met through being a 'One Direction Fan' (Directioner), these were the friends who i had never met and who ultimately understood my crazier side. However, one of these fellow fans has become one of my best friends. Callie is a girl who i met four years ago on Twitter with the intension of talking about Harry Styles' hair and Nialls accent etc... but Callie soon became somebody who i spoke to everyday about everyday life. We eventually met in London, then spend half terms at each others homes and saw One Direction together in London. This friendship came much later than all my other close friendships and also came out of nowhere but i can honestly say she is one of my two best friends. Friendship in my eyes should not be passed off, people shouldn't stick to somebody as a friend just because they've known them a long time or because they see them a lot but friendship should be about trust and fun. The willingness to be able to speak to them whenever and about anything.
I have lost a lot of friends from back home since moving to Nottingham because i got to realise who was and wasn't willing to come a visit me, who was and wasn't texting me and calling me to see if i was ok and settled. University has allowed me to meet new people, people sharing the same experiences as me; allowing me to be around people who i wouldn't normally be friends with and people who are so much like my family and friends at home it enlightens me.
Friendship in my eyes can come from anywhere, never give up the opportunity to make new friends, never give up on the opportunity to make friends with somebody whom has different interests to you. My two best friends, one is so alike me its scary and the other is so different to me in terms of what we like in music and how we socialise and live but we are the closest you can become as friends. If i were to give advice to people about making friends is 'Keep an open mind, Don't judge people at first glance and if you loose a friend then don't worry about it because if they valued your friendship the same as you do you wouldn't be loosing them'
Throughout school i had a large friendship group which was mainly glued together with relationships, when the relationships failed and we all left for sixth forms, colleges and apprenterships the group fell apart leaving just a few of us friends. Outside of that friendship group i had friends whom i had grown up with, people who i did not see on a day to day basis but i always felt as if they were truly there for me when i needed them. The friends who i drifted from to of the group i still see frequenlty and when i speak to them it's as if no time has passed. Just because you don't see or speak to somebody for ages doesn't mean you become strangers.
The strangest part of my friends were the ones who i had met through being a 'One Direction Fan' (Directioner), these were the friends who i had never met and who ultimately understood my crazier side. However, one of these fellow fans has become one of my best friends. Callie is a girl who i met four years ago on Twitter with the intension of talking about Harry Styles' hair and Nialls accent etc... but Callie soon became somebody who i spoke to everyday about everyday life. We eventually met in London, then spend half terms at each others homes and saw One Direction together in London. This friendship came much later than all my other close friendships and also came out of nowhere but i can honestly say she is one of my two best friends. Friendship in my eyes should not be passed off, people shouldn't stick to somebody as a friend just because they've known them a long time or because they see them a lot but friendship should be about trust and fun. The willingness to be able to speak to them whenever and about anything.
I have lost a lot of friends from back home since moving to Nottingham because i got to realise who was and wasn't willing to come a visit me, who was and wasn't texting me and calling me to see if i was ok and settled. University has allowed me to meet new people, people sharing the same experiences as me; allowing me to be around people who i wouldn't normally be friends with and people who are so much like my family and friends at home it enlightens me.
Friendship in my eyes can come from anywhere, never give up the opportunity to make new friends, never give up on the opportunity to make friends with somebody whom has different interests to you. My two best friends, one is so alike me its scary and the other is so different to me in terms of what we like in music and how we socialise and live but we are the closest you can become as friends. If i were to give advice to people about making friends is 'Keep an open mind, Don't judge people at first glance and if you loose a friend then don't worry about it because if they valued your friendship the same as you do you wouldn't be loosing them'