Good Friendships Are Like Fine Bordeaux Wine
The meaning of friendship is one of the hard truths learned as an adult. As a kid, a bond is formed simply because two children live next door to each other or because they both like unicorns. In high school and college, a friend base is commonly made from the people who are in the same extracurricular groups. Out of school, work friends become the norm. Then life happens. People become busy with families, careers, the day-to-day, and what was once 20 friends in a group text dwindles down to a close few. Large gatherings after work for cocktails become monthly brunch and yoga get togethers with that one great friend, and a dinner or two throughout the year with a couple of others. Just like a bottle of wine, friendships change with age, and only a few can withstand the test of time. The meaning of friendship has been on my mind for the last few years as I have slowly watched my own friend base slowly...