What a great first post! I appreciate the candor. I think we can all relate to what you experienced with Scott. Your experience seems especially harsh though. At the end of the day, him not responding to you is his problem—not yours. The older I've gotten the better I've been able to compartmentalize people into social categories. Work friends sometimes are just that, work friends. I have friends that I only talk to at car meets. I don't expect anything more out of those friendships beyond our monthly conversations.
I hope you're able to find a solid guy friend. It's incredibly difficult when you have a career and a family. All the best!
It's taken me a long time to grasp that concept. I've been the type of person that makes friends easily, but then assumes that they view me the same way. It's lead to a lot of hurt when I realize that it's not the case. I am starting to see the value in compartmentalizing friendships now. Thanks for reading! I appreciate it!
That's good to hear. It doesn't help that we internalize everything when we're younger. Luckily, we tend to get wiser with age. Unfortunately, it takes experiences like the one you had to acquire said wisdom.
What a great first post! I appreciate the candor. I think we can all relate to what you experienced with Scott. Your experience seems especially harsh though. At the end of the day, him not responding to you is his problem—not yours. The older I've gotten the better I've been able to compartmentalize people into social categories. Work friends sometimes are just that, work friends. I have friends that I only talk to at car meets. I don't expect anything more out of those friendships beyond our monthly conversations.
I hope you're able to find a solid guy friend. It's incredibly difficult when you have a career and a family. All the best!
It's taken me a long time to grasp that concept. I've been the type of person that makes friends easily, but then assumes that they view me the same way. It's lead to a lot of hurt when I realize that it's not the case. I am starting to see the value in compartmentalizing friendships now. Thanks for reading! I appreciate it!
That's good to hear. It doesn't help that we internalize everything when we're younger. Luckily, we tend to get wiser with age. Unfortunately, it takes experiences like the one you had to acquire said wisdom.
I look forward to more posts!