How I learned to forgive and build a stronger bond.
Her distance was telling me I must have done something.It’s hard to make friends later in life, but I’d made a great one in my 40s after a mutual friend connected us. We had a lot in common — bothand dedicated to our fitness and career goals. The first time we met, we bonded instantly and became close, fast friends. For two years, we talked weekly and made a lot of time to spend together, which isn’t easy when you’re a single mom and live 45 minutes away from each other.
Then, we drifted. At the time, I figured we were both just busier and didn’t think much of it. We still saw each other on occasion and we still talked, but it wasn’t the same as it had been. I’m old enough to realize that all relationships go through seasons and everything shakes out all right. This was just a lag in our friendship, but surely we’d always be friends., which I was fine with for a while. And then when we had plans, she constantly canceled or showed up late.
So weeks later, we met for lunch. She apologized and explained she was going through some really awful personal stuff, and needed to keep to herself for a while. It was then I realized the ghosting, while it hurt, had nothing to do with me.
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