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Yay

knorloff
knorloff

In my previous post, I said that my friend and I were growing apart and I felt terrible. I have talked to her and she said she still wants to be friends and we patched things up ☺

tommymott
tommymott
That's great!
arfie
arfie
Yay for both of you!!! Progress over perfection. I hope you are able to let the confusion bond you further rather than push you apart. I don't believe we get all that much bonding power out of the good times. It be the sharing of pain and confusion which forge the enduring bonds.

Long term relationships still challenge me. The geophysical instability of my childhood left no room for them, so I have had to learn about them without any base conditioning, whatsoever. My latest self-reminder is that they are relationSHIPS, not relationSTATUES. They need to be in constant motion to stay productive. At least. . . That's my theory and I'm sticking to it for at least 20 minutes.

Healing hopes for you and your friend. May it be a precedent you can build on.
chris138
chris138
Cool! I have done this in the past with people that I am friends with. I tend to make quick assumptions that are totally wrong. Ugh. I still do this at times. Best to just ride out your thoughts and things will right themselves. IMHO. Glad you guys patched things up.
irishwriter
irishwriter
i am glad to hear that you were able to make things work. good friends are difficult to find.
nightingale77
nightingale77
Oh! Well done!! So happy for you!
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