Let’s be real, not all friendships are created equal. Some stay close to your heart while others take a while for you to recognise when their faces appear on your Facebook feed. Here’s a breakdown of the different levels of friendship and how to keep the status quo.
Let’s be real, not all friendships are created equal. Some stay close to your heart while others take a while for you to recognise when their faces appear on your Facebook feed. Here’s a breakdown of the different levels of friendship and how to keep the status quo.
THE BESTIES
The friendships here are #goals. You’ve probably known these people for ages, which means they’ve seen you through both the good and bad (AKA your emo puberty years). You don’t necessarily meet often but when you do, it feels as if nothing has changed.
How to keep them close:
Have monthly heart-to-heart talks and make sure they’re the first people you go to when you have something big to announce.
THE CONSTANTS
They may be colleagues you confide in or gym buddies you work out with. Whichever it is, these are easy friendships to keep because you meet them on a regular basis. They are up-to-date with your life and conversations flow like a river.
How to keep them close:
You won’t have to do much to maintain the friendship, but if things change (when you’re getting a new job, for example), ask yourself if they’re worthy of a “tier one upgrade” or if it’s better to drop them to a lower tier.
THE FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS
The people here are a fun bunch. You call them when you’re up for a girls’ night out or a super intense gossip sesh. While you always have a good time, you can’t help but realise how difficult it is to open up to them. After all, the nasty things they say about others could be what they’re saying about you behind your back.
How to keep them close:
Contribute occasional bits of harmless juicy gossip to the group chat.
THE FACEBOOK (ONLY) FRIENDS
These are the ones you’ve added on Facebook at #LastFridayNight parties. Small talk was made and glasses were clinked, but you’d never see them again if you had a choice. Of course, if they happen to be reputable so-and-sos in your field of work, it probably won’t hurt to stay in contact.
How to keep them close:
You don’t have to. In fact, it’d do you good to purge some of these people from your social media accounts every once in a while. After all, you don’t really need to know what’s up with the guy you flirted with at that countdown party three years ago.
