The biggest reason why friendships don't last in your 20s (2024)

Your twenties are a strange time in your life.

You have friends who are getting married and having children, friends with full-time jobs, friends who are still at school and friends who still live with their parents.

You have friends from literally all walks of life.

You can't compare one person's journey or "progress" to someone else's because you don't know what obstacles he or she had to overcome to get there.

For example, it may take you two years longer to complete college than your peers.

Maybe it's because you had to work to pay your tuition, so you could only afford to be a part-time student. Maybe you took a gap year to see the world and discover what you wanted to study. Perhaps you needed time to focus on your mental health and wellbeing. Maybe you had to care for a loved one.

The thing is, you never know what other events are happening in someone's life that might make their journey look different from yours.

During childhood and early adolescence, it is easy to make friends when...