When Friends Take Too Much
Here is a post from a friend of mine. She wonders under the blanket of friendship, how much do you tolerate and give and still call it a friendship. While I’ve discussed the different kinds of friendships that exist, here’s one that I didn’t think of. Let us know what you’d do…I think my friend could use some of your thoughts. My best…and thanks for this post…
Can You Out Grow a Friend?
After you have been friends for many years, is it possible to not be able to understand the one person in your life that you thought you were sure of? I wonder this every day lately. For many years, other people have had other opinions of my best friend. I have never been a follower, so this did not bother me.
This year was the year that my friend and her family moved away. They come back often for business purposes. Each time they come back they do things that I would never do to a stranger, let alone a friend.
Could it be that I was too close to the fire to feel the flame? The extreme selfishness and the need to be the center of attention are ridiculously clear. There seems to be a need to out do my husband and me in every aspect of life. To me, it’s a tragedy to think that I never caught on to this before. Maybe I should not have just brushed off the on going comments that I really did not want to believe.
Now looking back, I won’t say that everyone was correct on all counts, but I guess I should have paid closer attention. Jealously, is the greatest of all illnesses. My heart aches for my friend. I will always be there if needed. I will always cherish our memories. But I fear that our friendship must be pushed to arms length.
“I wish nothing but the best for you my friend, but I can no longer fight your demons”!
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Boy did this hit home as I reassessed a “true blue, forever” friendship a couple years ago and came to the VERY clear conclusion that I was not compatible with this friend and that I wasn’t treated very well in the relationship. A SHOCKING revelation after 20 years! Once the friendship ended, everyone in my life said “it’s about time, we saw it all along.”
Here’s how I look at it, we GROW, we CHANGE, we EVOLVE as women. We get stronger, we get more in tune with our own needs….and then BOOM, something that didn’t seem so clear before seems crystal clear now.
Funny how that happens.
I wish you the cultivation of many wonderful, fulfilling friendships now…friendships that “fill your cup”