I couldn't honestly live without my friends.
Big fat cliche?
Yes. But cliches wouldn't be cliches if lots of people didn't believe them to be true.
I always knew I was friend-centered. Don't get me wrong, I'm really, really close to my family. I'm lucky in the my parents are together and all my grandparents are around and I see everyone often. But I think that's why I'm so friend orientated. I never have to second thought that my family are there. I've never been one to get homesick, or to really miss my family when I'm away from home. I used to feel guilty about that, but since coming to university I have realised that it's because I know that they are always there, even when I don't see them every day. And I know that when I get home, things will go on as if I've never left.
With my friends, not being around them tears me up inside. That sounds SO over dramatic, but honestly, read my blogs from the end of the summer and you'll see how much lack of communication with two of my friends for a mere two weeks messed me up. I couldn't function properly, I wasn't eating or sleeping and I felt completely low. It sounds pathetic. Really pathetic. But I just need to know that my friends are there. I know it's paranoia (or at least, I used to think/hope it was only paranoia - now I do wonder) because of the worry that I'd get "replaced" or something stupid like that. Hence why I don't get that worked up about my family - I know they won't replace me.
But yeah, the reason I know I couldn't live without my friends is because of my sheer happy levels since coming to university. Living this close to so many friends has always been a dream of mine, especially as I always lived in a small town, only close to one or two of them. I need to be around people my own age to get the most out of myself, because I thrive off of the interaction. Plus, as much as I'd never have admitted it before uni, I get really, really lonely. I'm independent when it comes to making choices and doing what I want to do with my life, but I'm so, so dependent on my friends.
So yes. I couldn't live without my friends. They're amazing, the old and the new ones. One of my favourite things about university is that I've met people who I know I'll never have to ever live without. (:
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