Real Friendships Don’t Need to Be Perfect

Real friendships don’t need to be perfect — they just need to be protected. Life gets loud, schedules get packed, and suddenly years have drifted by and the people who know you best are just names in your phone.

Nobody drifts on purpose. It happens in the gap between meaning to call and actually calling.

So here’s tonight’s porch question: how do you stay connected with your closest people? Read the four below and drop your number in the comments.

1. A group text that never really ends
2. Regular calls or visits we actually schedule
3. Months of silence, then picking up right where we left off
4. Honestly, I’ve let some friendships drift lately

There’s no right answer here — just honest ones. And if none of them fit, tell us your own rhythm; that’s usually the best part. If someone’s number sounds like yours, say so.

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