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This is your reminder to talk things out with the people you love. I just lost my former best friend, because she didn’t address a single issue over the last 5-6 years, and suddenly broke it off entirely. It is so much easier to just fix it as it comes.
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Anonymous 4w

literally. sometimes my loved ones get defensive and i have to tell them “i’m bringing this up to you because i care about our relationship and i don’t want it to be an issue anymore. if i didn’t give a fuck i wouldn’t say anything” and i remind myself of the same thing when people talk to me.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

It’s taken me so much time to truly internalize that and work on my communication, because I used to be the one not talking things out. So this situation for me was a slap in the face for all that work I did, and the open environment I created with this friend. At the same time though, with the context of my situation, I do think I might’ve been used for money

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

ugh yeah that sucks. i hope this doesn’t set you back too far on communication just because she was awful. i’ve had to stop talking to a friend before because they’d only ever reach out to ask me to buy them things

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

Definitely not communication, but my trust in people took a huge blow :/ I know I have great people in my circle, but I also thought this friend was just as great. So it’s just trying to grapple with that now

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