short term friendships

Tourist town friendships have an expiration date, and peak season produces the most number of farewells. I never realize that until recently. I am usually the one who leaves.

Do you guys feel oblidge to be more honest with people you like, who are only staying for a certain number of days or weeks? It is strange to get too personal with people who are only staying for a week, while you are as indecisive as the weather about your travel plans?

Are people just cooler, when they know they are not staying long enough to get really personal? It aint easy to be congenial when you are practically living in a place, while other people are reading guide books and booking flights.

It sucks, I am leaving and somehow, I managed to make new friends, which will expire in a matter of days.

Well, the friendship doesn't have to expire... leaving a location and moving on to the next one or going back home doesn't mean that the acquaintances that we had along the way are finished. It can still be the beginning, although, there are a lot of times when I have to leave a certain place that I really feel sad, but happy at the same time cause of the great memories that I had with new friends.

Friendship is not something of the marketplace. Friendship is one of those rare things which belong to the temple and not to the shop. But you are not aware of that kind of friendship, you will have to learn it, perhaps the only relation that survives the trials and tribulations of time and remains unconditional. A unique blend of affection, loyalty, love, respect, trust and loads of fun is perhaps what describes the true meaning of friendship.
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