I've been sad this weekend. I’ve realized that a friendship that once meant a great deal has ended and that we’ve grown apart in ways that probably preclude coming together again. No one’s fault, just one of those things that happens. The realization has made me sad, and also oddly relieved. It’s been frustrating to struggle and try to keep a machine going when the parts no longer fit. Accepting that something is broken in a way that can't be fixed admits the opportunity of moving on to a less frustrating circumstance.
But first, feel sad.
But first, feel sad.
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Oh. that is sad!
I've also "lost" people in that way, but often, although no longer close, there's no bitterness. Just difference. Or maybe it's really indifference?
I hope you're not sad for long, Melanie.
No bitterness, at least not so far. Just sadness and that's resolving.
Yes, due to circumstances I too have been going through a transition in a friendship. I breached trust (although there wasn't any intent to do so) because I didn't thoroughly consider the consequences of an action. What really gets me is that people that do not know me at all have jumped on the 'she sucks' band wagon. It feels bizarre. I freely admit I make a bad decision (that hurt no one except me, by the way) but I do wonder about those 'she sucks' people.
Forgiveness is a difficult practice.
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