Be loyal to the person you’re becoming, even if it means certain people can’t come along.

Growth has a cost nobody mentions in advance, usually paid in relationships built around who you used to be. Some people cannot follow, not out of malice but because the version of you they liked was the one that matched them. Choosing forward is not a betrayal, though it can feel like one for a while.

Be honest about which relationships require you to stay the same. Where you can, bring people with you by telling them what you are doing rather than drifting. And where you cannot, let it be sad rather than making them wrong.