I love hearing all your stories! Especially the ones where you've adjusted instead of wallowing in your feeling of unlovedness, which I will admit I've done over the years.
I also find this to be true in my friendships, as well. My BFF is a quality time person, like me, and during COVID, she lived around the block from me and we walked every night. So even though it was SO HARD being locked down at our house, my love tank was filled every night when we walked in our neighborhood and told each other all the things for an hour!
I have another friend who is the most servant hearted person I know; she cooked for my kids when I was sick and always checked on me, but she doesn't share about herself with me, so I never feel close to her (and sometimes I resent her a little because she doesn't give me the opportunity to know her).
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