As children, we had a crowd whom we tagged as friends. A different set of friends in the school, another one where we lived and probably a couple of groups more at activity classes and tuition. But as we grow older by each year, this crowd tends to get smaller into a close-knit circle. The ones whom we can actually call as friends and even mean it. This set of people who've stayed strong through the years is probably the one who's going to stay for a lifetime. And if you're feeling bad about losing friends along the way, you shouldn't. There are a few reasons we'd like to focus on to make you realise why.

As teenagers, we're only focused on the fancier side of life, which basically is a lot of socializing, partying, hanging out or taking trips with our friends. But as life gets real in the late twenties, you start realising how it is more important to focus on your career and family responsibilities. And if you lose friends around this time, you should know, it's for the best, as their priority is different than yours. And they shouldn't be the one deciding what's best for you while you're in this phase.

We've all had people who try to fill our lives with negativity, misunderstandings and basically crap. And these people should be given an out from our lives. Because if a friend cannot support you through your testing time, they're toxic for you, let them find their own way while you find yours.

The transition from chilling to being more serious about achieving your goals might not be a simple one. But it hasn't been for any of us. Friends are supposed to encourage you to do your best and focus on what's more important to see your dream come true. If you have people who are pulling you back from achieving your goals, they're not your friends. It's that simple. So let them go.

We all start together, but as life happens to each one of us, we start branching out. Be it for further studies or work related, moving out and moving on is a part of growth. And people who don't understand this progress of yours, shouldn't be in your list of friends.