Why so many middle school friendships don't last We spent hours on the phone, giggled about others, experimented with makeup and sat at the same cafeteria table every day. I made two (good) friends in middle school and for the two years that followed, I had a lot of fun with them as we (spend) adolescence together. And then the fun came to a sudden stop.
Sometime around the start of high school, I had a quarrel with one of my best friends, the other one and I just drifted apart. The friendships broke up relatively quickly. In the end, things turned out OK. I found new friends and life went on, but it's been mystery to me as to why both of my old, dear friends fell away.
According to a scientific study, the differences between friends are bad their friendships, (cause) conflict, differences interfere with cooperative activities and shared pleasures.
When I think about it, I realize there were plenty of (difference) between my old friends and me. As we grew (old) ,those differences—academic, social, etc. —became more obvious. Maybe had I known (exact) how common they were in the teen years, I might have felt less (depress) about the whole thing back then. So if you experience friend loss, it's not your fault. It's just science.
