My best friend and I have had our fair share of disagreements, and times where we didn't talk to each other, but we are still good friends and my loyalty to her is unwavering.
Now to my question. When is being loyal an unhealthy thing to do? When it is being loyal only because you have been friends with someone for a long time, and even if you don't feel the same way about the friend, for whatever reason, you remain friends because you feel you have to out of loyalty.
Are you happy continuing to be friends with someone that you don't feel the same way about? And I'm not talking about in general here, yes as we grow a little older (I'm not willing to admit I'm old ok?), we do evolve and change our views, ideas etc, but a solid friendship weathers these changes. Open honest communication helps. If however, due to circumstances, you genuinely don't feel the same way about a friend anymore, regardless of how long you have been friends, it is always healthier to walk away if you are struggling to stay friends simply out of loyalty.
Some definitions of Loyalty include :
A way of showing support for a person or a thing
Making something or someone a priority and doing so in small and discrete but meaningful ways
Loyalty, in general use, is a devotion and faithfulness to a nation, cause, philosophy, country, group or a person.
The most important person to be loyal to first is yourself, and if something in your life makes you unhappy, make changes xox
