I believe the best friends are those who will create the space that is the SAFEST for you to open up and share your vulnerabilities, and simply guide you through the right mixture of listening, commiserating, and asking questions so that you can calmly and confidently find your answer.

And going back to the top of this thread, I hope people who are in this situation have at least one person who can do just that for them. If so, this world would be a tolerable place. bsky.app/profile/bro-...