Remember those late-night phone calls, gossip sessions, and coordinated outfits with your best friend growing up in the ’90s? While times have changed, the essence of our friendships remains the same. We still share our deepest secrets, laugh together, and support each other through thick and thin.
Our best friends are the siblings we never had, or the ones we actually liked despite our siblings stealing our toys and embarrassing us in public. They were our partners in crime, our confidantes, and our shoulders to cry on.
Fast forward to adulthood, and our friendships have evolved, but the core remains the same. We may not prank call each other anymore, but we still have our inside jokes and silly fights. Here are five ways our friendships have changed and remained the same:
The Fights We Get Into
Then: We fought over silly things like our digital pets; now, we passive-aggressively comment on social media.
How We Make Up Afterward
Then: We passed notes in class with hearts and frown faces; now, we send Starbucks coffee and smiling selfies.
Friday Night Entertainment
Then: We snuck into R-rated movies and bought fake nose rings; now, we binge-watch Netflix and drink wine.
Playing Wingwoman
Then: We used cootie catchers to find love; now, we spend hours searching for him on Facebook.
Squad Goals
Then: We wanted to be the Spice Girls; now, we’re happy with just one other person to do the One Ladies dance.
In conclusion, our best friends are our rock, our confidantes, and our partners in crime. While our friendships have evolved over the years, the fundamentals remain the same. We’re just older, wiser, and drink more wine.
