After thinking about this some more I'd extend this further - the people I love the most are those that have also grown with me. I've been with my wife since 1

After thinking about this some more I'd extend this further - the people I love the most are those that have also grown with me. I've been with my wife since 1999, and I'm sure if either of us were the same as we were then we wouldn't be as excited to still be together. Similarly the friends that I've lost touch with are those that _have_ stayed the same, and over time it's me that has no longer found this exciting or interesting in a person.