Have you ever had a relationship transform into something you never thought it would become?

              It's funny when you look back at a relationship and think how different it was just a couple of years, or even months before. I think a lot of us go through this. We have these stable, comfortable relationships that we could never imagine living without; and then suddenly everyone changes and just isn't compatible anymore. Why does this have to happen? It's probably just the natural order of how life works, but that doesn't make it hurt any less. All you can do is beat yourself up and think about things you could have done to prevent the downfall from happening. You wish with all of your heart that things could just feel right again. But it's in the past, there is really nothing you can do. Salvaging friendships when there isn't much there anymore is hard. I'd like to think that things with a person who I felt was like another piece of me would go back to normal, but that isn't guaranteed, and I don't expect it anymore. There comes a point where you need to stop getting your hopes up for something that isn't going to happen. It sounds negative and hopeless, but i'm not trying to sound like that. When you keep hoping for something that you know deep down isn't going to happen, you're just setting yourself up to be hurt over and over again. You can't change people, and you can't compromise yourself to try and make something work that just wont. When you get through this hurdle, you'll feel happy with yourself for it; because you will get over it, I feel like time does heal all. Getting over a lost relationship is something that really helps you grow as a person. We all are going to experience it, and although it isn't enjoyable; it's just a part of growing up and strengthening ourselves.