In college, friends come in many varieties, largely defined by what their purpose is in your life.
Some friends are drinking buddies. Similar to vampires, you will never see these people by the light of day. Others are the friends you keep around for parent visits. You know, the ones with goals and shirts without hunch punch stains.
Then you meet the few people who know all your flaws and still want to be around you. The ones you can bitch to for an hour, and they don't want to throw you off a cliff.
What happens when a close friend like that betrays you?
I was fortunate enough to have an experience similar to this recently.
I thought that when I came to college all the stupid nit-picky drama would stay in the halls of my high school.
I was wrong.
Apparently, no matter how old someone is, they can still act four years old.
I guess what I am trying to say is that it is really hard to trust someone completely in this town. It seems as though everyone is stepping on everyone else for social status or for professional gain. How the hell are we supposed to make life-long bonds in such an environment?
My mom always told me I would find my bridesmaids in college. I would find a GROUP of girls who I shared my life with.
I can't even find one I can tolerate for more than a few months.
Most people I know already have trust issues from one experience or another, and I am certainly no exception. I have had my heart stomped on by friends and done my fair share of stomping.
It's almost ironic how honest I can be in a column to who knows how many people, and yet it terrifies me to think about opening up to another girl.
Why do we do this to each other?
Why can't several girls get along and not get obscenely jealous of each other or start needless drama to feel bigger than another person?
I'm not saying I'm completely excluded from this circle, but I jumped off the drama carousel a long time ago. Short of a Mean-Girls-type meeting, I am shot for ideas for how to make girls be nice to each other.
All I can hope for is another girl who likes sports and My Morning Jacket as much as I do.
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