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People are forgetting to check in when things get quiet and it's killing friendships
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the_lucas5mo ago
My best friend from college went radio silent for almost three months last year. I kept meaning to text her, but life got busy and I figured she would reach out if she needed something. Turns out she was in a really bad place and felt completely alone. That silence almost broke our twenty year friendship. Now I set a reminder on my phone to check in every two weeks, no matter what. It feels forced sometimes, but it keeps that door from swinging shut.
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williams.sage5mo ago
Doubt that most friendships need that much work to stay alive. People drift apart all the time and it's usually fine. Your story @the_lucas is the rare case, not the rule.
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lily_schmidt533mo ago
Hard disagree. Low effort friends are replaceable.
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