I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since I last did a post about resolutions. And FYI, the last lot didn’t go that well, apart from getting a Distinction in my Masters. So this year’s resolutions are: Clear the fields: I’m getting really fed up of all the mess taking […]
friendship
Emma Griffin’s birthday has appeared on my Facebook news feed today. 25 years old today. Except she died last week. Took her own life. We weren’t close: I’d only met her a couple of times. More a friend of a friend than anything else. We were chalk and cheese really, […]
Birthdays of the Departed
I feel like I’ve lost a friend and don’t know why. I feel like the more I try to hang on, the more she pushes away. And it makes me really sad because we were so close. I felt like I’d found someone who I could be really honest and […]
Unrequited friendship
I feel like I really only have one friend at the moment. Maybe 3-4 at a push, but only one that I see and catch up with regularly. If I went out in town I’m sure I’d see plenty of people to talk to, but I’m not sure who I’d […]
Friends
Recently I’ve been hanging out with a group of people who aren’t really my friends, but friends of friends. They’re nice people and I chat and have a laugh with them, but I don’t feel particularly connected to them. Our conversations are quite shallow and superficial, and I wouldn’t say […]
Friends vs Acquaintances
It’s 10 years that we’ve been friends. And yet I haven’t been able to get him to spend more than one night with me while he’s been home. I know we’ve both been a bit rubbish at keeping in touch while he’s away, but it’s always been the same – […]
Best Friend?
Last night I listened to my ex tell me lots of nice things about me. Three years after we went out. Then I listened to a guy I attempted to go out with tell me something similar. He was only two years late. And the one I want to hear […]