friendship
Hot take: is it harder to make friends these days because we have actually become more shallow?
In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle characterizes three types of friendships: friendships of utility (based on mutual usefulness), friendships of pleasure (based on shared hobbies and activities both enjoy), and soul... See more
Patricia Moux.com
It's like we're living separate lives that we then tell each other about, not sharing in the living itself.
Michael Ashcroft • Notes on friendship as a co-adventure
From The Lily comics archives: Why are adult friendships so hard to make (and keep)?
“It can be really difficult to find someone who vibes with you,” writes cartoonist @kagwheeler. Plus, she continues, “We may not have the same opportunities to make new friends that were available to us in school or at that terrible... See more
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whenever I see a very close adult friendship group w 5+ people i'm always shocked because friendships are so hard to maintain, much less groups. almost all my friends are individual now
Nix 🕊twitter.comA beautiful quote from John O’Donahue, on friendship and conversations:
... See moreWhen was the last time you had a great conversation? A conversation that wasn’t just two intersecting monologues, but when you overheard yourself saying things you never knew you knew, that you heard yourself receiving from somebody words that found places within you that you
In working so hard to become independent, we forget how much satisfaction we get from the sense that others depend on us, and the meaning we can create by allowing ourselves to be dependent on others—if only we have the courage to let them help us.