Many years ago, a dear friend from law-school broke up with me. My unfolding new relationship with a man - her ex from a few months ago - was the undoing of my old and comfortable friendship with her. Thanks for reading Diffuse Attention! Please invite a friend to subscribe, to support my work.
Wow, thank you for sharing your story, Malavika. What you say about measuring other’s boundaries against our inner world prompted me to stop and reflect on my own friendship breakups.
Friendship breakups are devastating!! Reading you've been through multiple, oooh WOW. Not sure I could handle that. I wish I had come across this when I went through it. Thank you for sharing!
This is such a great example of inspirational personal experience storytelling. My favorite stuff to read. I loved the vulnerability you bring to your sharing and how you grew from it.
Wow, thank you for sharing your story, Malavika. What you say about measuring other’s boundaries against our inner world prompted me to stop and reflect on my own friendship breakups.
Friendship breakups are devastating!! Reading you've been through multiple, oooh WOW. Not sure I could handle that. I wish I had come across this when I went through it. Thank you for sharing!
This is such a great example of inspirational personal experience storytelling. My favorite stuff to read. I loved the vulnerability you bring to your sharing and how you grew from it.