Tag Archives: friendship
Sibling reflection
You didn’t choose your sibling, but you do get to choose how much space they take up in your adult life. Reflect on what you’re tolerating from a sibling that you’d never accept from a friend. What might change if … Continue reading
emotional silence
In friendships, we make hints instead of asking for what we need, and when people fail to figure it out, we claim we lack social support and community. In romantic relationships, we expect our partners to read between the lines, … Continue reading
letter of recommendation
A good friend asked me for a letter of recommendation. I wrote something short (less than a page) that I thought was truthful and adequate and inserted my name in the signature block but did not sign it. I told … Continue reading
Connection
people want connection, but they don’t want to be inconvenienced by it. We say we’re lonely and that we want deeper relationships. But are we actually willing to do the work that connection requires? Or are we waiting for relationships to … Continue reading
Care I Didn’t Know I Needed
Years ago, I moved back to my home state to rebuild my life. So, after several years, I reconnected with a local former colleague on social media. She told me I could stay with her over the weekend until … Continue reading
