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Virginia Simionato's avatar

This is golllld. Thanks for the sweet reminder of what to do to improve your friendships! That's one of my questions this year is "how can I be a better friend?" And this was timely. Appreciate you!

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Jon Caliguire's avatar

Great question to ask yourself! I hope this year is full of blossoming friendships for you!

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Barbora Dušková's avatar

Beautiful! Friendship is often put in the background, so I am happy there are people like you showing how important it truly is. Thanks 🙌🏼

And I believe proactivity is the key to Great relationships.

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Jon Caliguire's avatar

Thanks for your kind words Barbora! Totally agree with you about proactivity!

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Christina's avatar

“The least lonely people in the world are the people who choose people first, rather than waiting to be chosen.”

“Choose them first.”

— I think in the last decade I been waiting to be chosen. I’m not quite sure why I thought or acted in such way. Many days felt lonely, but I also loved being alone. I’m now in a season of making the move first. Still unsure of the outcome. But remaining positive.

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Meredith Sell's avatar

I really appreciate this piece. I struggle a lot with friendships and am often disappointed. Have you written anything on overcoming relational insecurity regarding friendship?

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Jon Caliguire's avatar

Hi Meredith! Thanks for the feedback!

When you say relational insecurity, do you mean feeling insecure about how the other person feels about you/ their level of interest in being friends with you?

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Meredith Sell's avatar

Yes, exactly. Never trusting that people actually want to be friends with me, which in my case often leads to pulling away / self-sabotage.

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Zach Wassmer's avatar

You should read some of Alfred Adlers work just your introduction touches on some of his work.

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