Composition of my friendships match yours. Funny for me is that I probably would've never become close with my university friends had we met in high school instead.
Like you wrote, high school was a different environment. Funny and kind of sarcastic to a fault often. But it sort of allowed for this safe-fail zone. You could do your outrageous life stunt/phases, be a total ass, only to arrive at college and have more or less a fresh start.
Another common pitfall of high school were the friends you make not because of a chemistry but because you wanted something from them, or they from you.
Because all of my university friends and I showed up to college, fresh, after having learned such lessons from high school, I think we were much more considerate, discerning, and more importantly -- after having gone through rodeos of fake friendships -- finally aware and willing to take action on how important real friends are.
Like you wrote, high school was a different environment. Funny and kind of sarcastic to a fault often. But it sort of allowed for this safe-fail zone. You could do your outrageous life stunt/phases, be a total ass, only to arrive at college and have more or less a fresh start.
Another common pitfall of high school were the friends you make not because of a chemistry but because you wanted something from them, or they from you.
Because all of my university friends and I showed up to college, fresh, after having learned such lessons from high school, I think we were much more considerate, discerning, and more importantly -- after having gone through rodeos of fake friendships -- finally aware and willing to take action on how important real friends are.
Often times people who were't close at the time can feel close when you meet them again today.