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Old Aug 07, 2023, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Discombobulated View Post
I guess this comes down to her perception. She feels attacked, even if you didn’t mean for her to feel that.

If I’ve ever had a situation whereby I’ve inadvertently upset someone or they have me I find it helpful to step back and give space. Then I think carefully about what to say. This depends on the context but I always begin by thanking them for their friendship and honesty and express that I hope we can work through this. I apologise for my contribution to the upset.

This is how I have handled things in the past anyhow- it sounds like your friend is being honest with you here and that could be a good sign, rather than just ghosting you.
I understand. I don’t think that i can ever be honest with her again. She’ll just probably end up accusing me of ‘attacking’ her again, ugh.