Hi. So, I went out of bed on this untimely hour just to say these things so may
haps they actually matter a lot to me. I have just resumed reading I Kissed Dating Goodbye and one of the lessons from there that instilled in me is that one should not let dating consume them such that they shut off other relationships. When you are in a romantic relationship and suddenly, a friend needs you, perhaps they only need someone to listen, someone who will tell them everything will be okay. Well, would you still wait for a kind of emergency to be there for them? I have experienced actually asking for someone to be there for me - someone who used to be there for me always. Instead of finding comfort, they would even make things worse by getting angry with me. Then, I realized that if that person truly cared about me, I would not at all need to ask them to be there for me.
Even if you are dating someone, keep your friendships, especially the best ones, very close. You see, unlike a lover who might breakup with you when they are tired of fighting for the relationship, a genuine friend will be there for you through the worst. I know because this is exactly why I am still here, in spite of having to put aside all pride just to have someone to listen to… and be rejected over and over.
