Why do relationships crumble so quickly in today's world?
15th January 2014
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PING! There goes my inbox again. It’s an email from my old school friend, Jenifer.
"When are we finally meeting for that coffee?" she asks. "I’d love to see you before I leave for Canada!" You see, at that moment, I realised that Jenifer is one of the only friends I have left that genuinely makes an effort to see me, or to ask how I am. And she lives on another continent.
Over the years, I’ve had more friends than I care to remember; I’ve attended hundreds of birthday parties, weddings, beer-fuelled dinners and evening get-togethers. So, imagine my surprise when, on New Year’s Eve, I switched on my iPhone to discover just two messages wishing me a Happy New Year.
But friendships crumble, disintegrate even. The days of catch-ups and pub suppers are gone. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are taking over our lives and real conversations are a thing of the past. Then again, social media sites prey on the vulnerable, don’t they? Take one friend, Malcolm, who was my close friend throughout university. We socialised by hanging out at 80s bars, falling about laughing over daytime television and tacky Derby pubs. I lent him money to pay of a debt, which he tearily claimed was because his student loan had been cut.


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