(07-06-2019, 09:30 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: Before a very good friend of more than 12 years decided we couldn't be friends anymore she actually admitted she was not as tolerant as she thought she was. In fact, she couldn't stand being told a different POV- at all. She was a liberal when we met but was willing and able to discuss things, then she married a dude who was far left liberal and after a while she just went sideways with her ideology. It was scary to watch. It was almost like watching your friend marry an abusive dude who beat her up daily and that became her 'new normal' and there was nothing you could do about it. 

So yeah, I completely believe this is happening.

I have seen the same occurrences with friends I went to school with. We all graduated high school between 2006 - 2008 depending on the individual. It's amazing how much people can change overtime with just influence from another person. Especially from a significant other. I have seen people drop religions, politics, diets, etc. over the years when they were unflinching and unchangeable when we were all young adults or still in our early to mid 20's. 

Change is good for some people. Some people change for the better or worse depending on you view things on an individual level. But as you pointed out. It's completely believable now. Nothing surprises me anymore. Hell, my mom could blow up an entire school of rabbits tomorrow morning and I would totally believe it. 

People are spooky capable of changing on a drop of a hat or turning on a dime mentally.

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