From my experience, when friends become involved in a relationship, the time you spend with them gets cut in half or less. They may still be your good or great friend, but relationships tend to take first priority, friendships 2nd priority even if you think you’re trying to balance them out equally. Here’s a quote that I found enlightening as more of my friends got married, “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” As I grew older I was frustrated by the distance created by the relationships my friends were in that was reducing our normal friendship hang out time. Then read that quote and just accepted reality and that there are plenty of friends to make in the world that are single that will have plenty of time to hang out with you until you are the one involved in a relationship and dedicate much of your time to it. Now I’m not saying you totally alienate your friends, but the fact is, less time is spent with them.
So…..does the relationship change – no. Does the amount of time you spend with your friends change, yes.
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