And don’t beat yourself up for not wanting to be friends with someone anymore. You have too much on your plate for a relationship that doesn’t feel rewarding to you, and you don’t owe anybody your friendship, no matter how long you were friends. 

That being said, keep in mind that even in the healthiest relationships, people still hurt one another. If your friend hurts you really badly once, but sincerely apologizes and takes steps to make it better, give that friend a chance. If someone shows patterns of behavior that disregard your feelings or hurts you, or makes no effort to fix those behaviors, it’s time to re-evaluate that friendship. 

What do you think?

What do you wish you had known about life after graduation? What advice do you have about getting over a friend breakup? How do you keep in touch with your friends who live far away? Let me know in the comments below! 

And stay tuned for part two of the series— how to adult after graduation!