Maybe I go
positive. My friends are all smart and motivated; of course they will
find jobs or areas to live in that will make them exceedingly happy.
Any time there’s been a problem there have been conversations
abound that recalculate what it means to appreciate and enjoy each
other. Isn’t there something or another about forgiveness and trust
that you can say about your best friends? Whether it’s the looks or
the attitudes or the general inquisitive and productive natures,
there’s something special there worth defending and touting. The
dignity and love that comes from choosing your family is
incalculable.
Maybe I go neutral. People are a social
animal. For better or worse when we share resources or gain a sense
of comfort and security, we form tribes that can meet those needs.
There is a “healthy amount” of in-group out-group dynamic that
plays out depending on access to monetary and time resources and
shared mutual interest. Each person fills some form of sexual or
emotional roll to varying degrees which can become hotly contested
during bouts of miscommunication or alienation. While it is easy to
see the strength of the whole, it’s a point of vast intrigue as to
how some pups would fare alone in the wild.
Maybe I sound cold. Regardless of what
you wish or want, people will be swayed by their stresses more than
their ideas. Your friends will start to phrase things in such ways
that makes you wish they’d just lie. They’ll leave when they want
to be around people. They’ll settle on anyone when they feel too
alone. They’ll settle on practical over fulfillment because bills
after all. They’ll kill all of their time making little excuses,
little concessions, until you no longer recognize each other.
Everyone will double down on what it means to judge to make the
breaks easier. Life will get to them, they’ll get old, they’ll
forget and they’ll regret.
