Genghisfawn wrote:
My friend Sadie from university was a close friend. She and I were inseparable. We took classes together, hung out frequently, shared everything, slept in the same bed and called each other "wifey". I tend to make very intimate connections with close friends, and so does she. When she was getting ready to move to another city, she cut our friendship off at the root in order to cope with having to leave and the friendship having to change. I grieved her for a long time, and not a day goes by when I don't think of her, but I respected her need because I loved her.
Genghisfawn, that's a big love, that enables you to respect someone's need to reject you. I was struck by that when I read it, and wondered if I would be able to have that generosity. I think so, but I'm not sure.
This past summer was the worst of my life. I'd been dumped, my life had gone 180, I was sick and stoned out on painkillers, I was waiting for surgery and I couldn't work. Oh, and because I was on EI I was painfully poor. My best friend came home for the summer (she's a teacher) and basically dragged my ass back from the depression which accompanies an illness and got me to rejoin the world. Bless her. I love her more than life itself.
And I think you would do the same for her, if the occasion arose.
How important is it to you that: 2) …your friend’s educational level is similar to yours? - Not very important, but I need a high level of conversation.
That's it. That's it exactly.
6) Participating in team sports
Depends on the sport, depends on the team. My bestie and I like to go curling and skating in winter!
Curling? Really??? I think I would enjoy that too; I can be so obsessive in narrow ways for short periods of time, when I can't let go of the outcome.
7) Does last-minute planning figure into your friendships, either out of necessity or just because that’s the way you prefer it?
I do last-minute when I can... it's fun that way, and I feel all daring when someone says, "Hey, want to meet me at Cranberry Flats in an hour and bring your camera?"
Your life sounds nice.
Scout
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