Getting older is something that I’ve been struggling a lot with recently. My fears about time slipping away always seem to crop up when the seasons change, but one thing I have found that really helps is a phenomenon I’ve seen a lot across social media.

As a demiromantic person, my friends mean the world to me. I love them, I cherish them, and as the found family trope espouses, they really have become like siblings to me over the years. I’m very happy being single and…