Friends become strangers. It is only just a matter of time. I know solitude is not the answer to surviving in this cruel world but I am choosing it because it is better to be alone than be with toxic people. My friendships have become sort of superficial now. I realized there are cracks in my relationships with those people. I just needed time and situations to be exposed to that. It is okay. I still wish them my best. I just think we have outgrown each other. Sometimes I wish I had less empathy and be more practical. If I were, I would not have to foresee this. Do I think I am too old to make new friends now? Of course not. The possibilities are endless. I am just still mourning my old friendships. Life has been hard. I just hit an epiphany that the people I held close to my heart do not have the slightest interest in their heart for me. I was just their background noise. I got caught up in other people's love affair and it has been ugly. I could not play along ...