I am a very good read of people. I usually know what they are about, how they are feeling and pick up intuitively clues to their humor and personality pretty easily. However, understanding someone and being friends with someone are two very different things. Women and friendships are like children going through puberty… very fulfilling and volatile and totally depends on which way the wind is blowing. There are no good human behavior predictors to knowing how women in friendships will flush out.
Heartbreak is a risk when entering into friendship, but one we all do again and again without hesitation because the pay offs can be so good. It seems sometimes the fast friendships where things just click and mold right away, can be the most disappointing friendships when they end. Finding characteristics in others that fit exactly what we need, is sometimes harder than breaking up with a boyfriend when things go wrong.
But when things go right, or you have that unexpected kindness in someone you didn’t expect it from is when you know you are on the right track. With moving around so much, making friends was something I always thought I was good at, but keeping them happy seems to be another story. After my forty hours of entertainment is up, it seems I get tossed away like a dirty paper towel while watching my soul mates find better friends version 2.0. Truth is, moving around with the military, there are a lot more reasons to start and end friendships which make me feel often times like a drama mama. But those friendships that come easily and have many rewards are cherished just that much more.
Today, I will do my best to continue to be a good friend. Today, I am grateful for those who are a good friend to me.
Thank you J.Marie.
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