An under-discussed effect of COVID is how we kind of lost casual friends. The incidental buddies you ran into at a BBQ, holiday party or softball game- just rapture-like disappeared. Now everyone you talk to is either coworker or 1 of the 5 most important people you've ever known
Is this what love is? Is this how I’m supposed to be treated? Asking me what helps me when my anxiety kicks in to know what to do for me, to do something when I ask even if you might deem it silly but it’s important to me. To make me feel like I matter. I just want you already.