A classmate of mine has recently become obsessed with making friends with different people, he goes to events just to meet people and add their IG.
We went to dinner with other friends after attending a lecture and some people he \”knew\” waved hello to me, but not to him. And he get so amazed why, and asked me how I get to know all these people. I\’m like…I have nothing to say.
Sure, we can meet different people at all kinds of events, but the intention of making friends shouldn\’t just be to make friends, add them to your social accounts, and show off. People become friends because they appreciate each other, they are happy to be together, and they becoming better people together.
He asked me how I know all these people, I have got the answer. I appreciated them, I like them, I respect them as much as they are to me. I don\’t want to meet people and be friends with them with a purpose. I think that at the end of the day, people still connect with each other by heart.
People have really changed, he\’s not the same person I met a year ago, and I\’m not sure I can say he\’s still my friend anymore. Of course it\’s not only because of this, a lot of things have added up and I\’m reconsidering our friendship. I think it\’s doing more harm than good for me.