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Old Nov 30, 2014, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by janus2014 View Post
I have had friends but these friendships don't last. Either the person becomes engulfing, or I manage to annoy them or violate some hidden protocol in some way. I have just about given up on having women friends. Also being disabled limits my ability to go out and try to make friends. So yes, I can relate.
Wow, I never thought about it that way, but I feel like a lot of my friendships have had the same result-- the engulfing vs. violating a hidden protocol. Sometimes it seems like that happens with the same individual. Like I have a friend who just wants way too much contact, and when I start to pull back a bit, my friend cuts me off almost entirely. It's like all or nothing with so many people.
Thanks for this!
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