No one can deny that the Kardashians family lifestyle and story fascinates so much of the world. Whether it’s the products they produce or endorse, the outfits paparazzi photographs, the trips they take, or the relationships they fall in and out of; The Kardashian story line engages people everywhere.
Although all of the sisters intrigue their own unique yet overlapping audiences, Kylie Jenner’s whereabouts, at times, make the biggest headlines. Her friendship with Jordyn Woods, in specific, has entranced her 397 million Instagram followers for years. The world has watched them weather some of the strongest storms and has proven that you can overcome anything if your relationship with someone is strong enough. Although as viewers we are so far removed from the real-life details of the matter, their reunion is still a testament to how important forgiveness is and how beautiful it can be.
Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods’s friendship dates all the way back to 2012, according to Cosmopolitan. They became so intertwined that Kylie’s followers were well aware of their friendship from the start, and some fans even became emotionally invested. They were spotted inseparable at fashion week in 2016, in Kylie’s reality series Life of Kylie in 2017, and side by side in Kylie’s 2018 pregnancy announcement video. Kylie even stated in a 2018 Vogue video that she and Woods were living together.
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The internet was in shambles when news broke in 2019 that Tristan Thompson had cheated on Khloe Kardashian, the mother of his unborn child and Kylie’s sister, with Jordyn Woods. Even though the internet erupted for a multitude of reasons due to the drama, Kylie and Jordyn’s friendship was one of the internet’s greatest concerns.
The Kardashians publicly condemned both Thompson and Woods for their actions and the damage they caused, but Kylie could never fully let her relationship with Jordyn go. In a discussion with actress Jennifer Lawrence for Interview, she revealed that her and Jordyn Woods “always stayed in touch over the years” and “never fully cut each other off.”
After five years of a strained, somewhat offline, relationship Jordyn Woods and Kylie Jenner have “hard launched” their reconciliation on TikTok. Aside from instances like being spotted running into each other at Paris Fashion Week, fans hadn’t been fed many updates on their relations in the past year. When Kylie posted a TikTok of the two alongside Kylie’s best friend Anastasia Karanikolaou to a popular audio from The Kardashians that remarks “Ok guys we’re back…Did you miss us? Because we missed you” fans flooded to consume the fresh friendship content. One of the top comments even reads “Jordyn we definitely missed you” in response to the statement.
Aside from the entertainment the Kardashian drama provides their fans, VALLEY thinks this story arc offers an extremely valuable message. In life when you’ve developed a close enough connection with someone, giving that person time and space to work through their mistakes and heal can be worth it. Leaving any deeply sincere, profound relationship on an uncomfortable note, in most cases, isn’t healthy for either party and allows pain to exist in your own heart and mind. Again, despite the incapability as an outsider to understand their friendship in full, watching Jenner’s maturity while handling the unfortunate situation is inspiring. VALLEY suggests you take the publicized reunion as a reminder to distance yourself from loved ones when their flaws start to seep into your life, but to allow them the opportunity to grow as well if they’ve proven to deserve it.
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