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In reply to the discussion: In all my 64 years, [View all]barbtries
(28,813 posts)33. I've let friends go,
I can think of one especially who lied to me. I thought we would be friends for the rest of our lives, but I ended it then. She got in touch in 2018, I was working in Phoenix and she was living there, but I ended up passing on the offer to meet with her. It had been 20 years basically.
I never really thought of myself as an unforgiving person, but then she never apologized either. Another friend at the time said when I encounter something like that I simply omit them from my circle. It made so much sense. Of course that was a personal injury and not a difference in values and political beliefs. But Trump has made it all personal.
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I've grieved over old friendships that have died out over time. But not too much. Life goes on
abqtommy
May 2020
#1
4 hours west of you in the mountains, just south of blue dot Asheville.
NRaleighLiberal
May 2020
#11
My wife has a group of longtime friends, most republicon. A couple have flipped.
empedocles
May 2020
#4
I get it. You will doubtless receive a few "How can you be friends with her?" posts.
11 Bravo
May 2020
#9
One of my high school friends who was co valedictorian with me went to the dark side in 2015.
redstatebluegirl
May 2020
#42
So Torrance CA, born in the late 50s, 99% chance that her Daddy either worked for TRW or another
rufus dog
May 2020
#31
It is what it is. All you can do is the best you can do. You never know when
Maru Kitteh
Jun 2020
#51