In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who wants to see their friend less frequently than they have been.
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who wants to see their friend less frequently than they have been.
In all these years, we would get together for lunch at random times. In the fall of 2022, I suggested we lunch monthly on a regularly scheduled basis. I was feeling lonely during the pandemic and thought this was a good idea. How can I tell her that I want to stop the monthly schedule and go back to “occasionally” lunching with her without hurting her feelings?You’re right that telling her you don’t want to see her as much will likely hurt her feelings. There’s no good way of saying “you’re better in small doses.”
@Zmentz R-Eric-Thomas Asking-Eric
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