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Old Sep 05, 2014, 03:46 AM
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I've learned that each of my friends serve specific roles in my life. Some friends are "fun friends" to go out on adventures with but would never share personal deep things. Some are motivated logical people. Some friends are spiritual and may get it. In my experience, there's people who are fragile inside and can't handle emotionally charged issues. They are simply not available for that. One of my best friends, for over 10 years, couldn't understand what I was going through and would kinda shut down when I'd bring it up. I knew she felt uncomfortable but I didn't take it personally. (I never take things personally as a rule in my life) so knowing she didn't get it, I didn't dump her because I knew I couldn't have unreasonable expectations of people. Some just aren't equipped with skills to handle and understand. But that's okay - it doesn't make them bad. I would just find a friend at a support group or a friend who gets it and don't bother telling the others. Discern the roles friend have in your life.

Hope this makes sense and helps. It works for me
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