I've never believed in friends forever. The first good friend I had (maybe even my first friend EVER) I met in second grade. Then she moved at the end of the year. I don't recall having any more friends in grade school. There were kids I played with a recess and maybe I thought they were friends at the time, but I hardly remember them. By sixth grade, I spent recess alone until a teacher forced others to include me.

My mind boggles at people still being friends with the people they went to high school or college with. The only friend I kept past any graduations (or changes in life circumstances really) was one that I would have considered a best friend. It ended because of her reaction to me coming out to her. I don't recall ever thinking it would last forever.

With another best friend in college, we never spoke again after she graduated. Not surprised. I'm about 99% I crossed a line somewhere and that was the nicest way to get rid of me.

Since then, I don't make friends. I don't see any point. I know I'm eventually going to leave where I am or they're going to leave. I bet I couldn't sustain a friendship over a year and at that point it isn't worth the effort.