Friendship drift is common in adulthood. Here is why life stage differences create distance and how to protect the friendships that matter most.


Friendship drift is common in adulthood. Here is why life stage differences create distance and how to protect the friendships that matter most.

It all starts with that infamous line: “I met someone.” Your best friend has captured the eye of some well-to-do insurance broker and slowly exits your life stage right. You quickly find yourself without your partner in crime, not to mention single, unattached and childless. You’re happy for her of course, but worried that you may have just lost a friend.