#relationships
15 posts tagged ‘relationships’
When You Wanted Comfort and Got Advice
Have you ever finally brought up something hard and gotten "well, have you tried…" in return? It isn't wrong. Usually it's good advice. And yet after hearing it
When a Friend's Good News Doesn't Feel Like Good News
Has a close friend ever told you good news, and "congratulations" didn't come out right away? It has happened to me. My mouth said "that's amazing, really," whi
How to Be the Person Someone Can Tell Hard Things To
Has someone ever opened up about something hard, and you froze because you had no idea what to say? Happens to me constantly. A friend finally works up the nerv
Why do we answer "I'm fine" when someone asks if we're okay?
"How've you been?" When someone asks me that, I answer almost automatically: "Same as always." It isn't the same. My chest has been heavy for days, and I keep w
Ever opened up about something hard and felt lonelier afterward?
I once worked up the nerve to say something hard. After days of hesitating, near the end of the night, half-laughing, pretending it was nothing. That I'd been h