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rain_blanket_55•4 months ago
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Making friends as an adult feels like a skill nobody taught me
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As a kid friendship just happened. Now every potential friend already has their people, their schedule is full, and reaching out feels like asking someone on a date. I have had lovely one off conversations that never became anything. Where do grown adults actually find the kind of friends who stick?
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Breathe, this gets lighter
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cloud_echo_29•4 months ago
Whatever happens next, this moment of honesty already changed something. You cannot unsee a truth once you have said it out loud.
soft_garden_49•4 months ago
Honestly thank you for writing this out loud. So many of us feel it and never say it. You just made a bunch of strangers feel less alone tonight.
paper_garden_18•4 months ago
Sometimes the bravest thing is simply admitting how heavy it has been. You just did that. That counts for so much more than it feels like.
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