Topics Friends & social life

Is it normal to lose touch with college friends?

Mostly.Normal for most people

Yes, it’s normal to lose touch with college friends. Life changes after school, and friendships can fade without anyone doing anything wrong.

College often puts you around the same people day after day. After graduation, jobs, moves, relationships, and new routines can make keeping in touch take more effort—and sometimes the messages just get farther apart.

That doesn’t mean the friendship wasn’t real or that you’ve failed at friendship. Some people stay close for years; others drift and reconnect later. If you miss someone, a simple “Hey, I was thinking of you—how have you been?” is a perfectly good way to reopen the door.

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