Issa Rae

And I didn't, as a friend, know how to handle that or have the capacity to handle that. And that was actually strike two, I think, on my part for her. Strike one was her father died when she was in college. And she was the first friend whose parent had passed away. And I felt like I wasn't equipped enough. to like truly be there for her in the way that she needed me to.

And I didn't, as a friend, know how to handle that or have the capacity to handle that. And that was actually strike two, I think, on my part for her. Strike one was her father died when she was in college. And she was the first friend whose parent had passed away. And I felt like I wasn't equipped enough. to like truly be there for her in the way that she needed me to.

And that was around the time when I started like rising in my own career. And I felt like she never took my career seriously or my aspirations seriously. So we fell apart and drifted apart and we tried to come together, but we were just in different places. And that was one of my most painful friendship breakups because it wasn't, Yeah. In that way. Right. But I haven't had any like

And that was around the time when I started like rising in my own career. And I felt like she never took my career seriously or my aspirations seriously. So we fell apart and drifted apart and we tried to come together, but we were just in different places. And that was one of my most painful friendship breakups because it wasn't, Yeah. In that way. Right. But I haven't had any like

And that was around the time when I started like rising in my own career. And I felt like she never took my career seriously or my aspirations seriously. So we fell apart and drifted apart and we tried to come together, but we were just in different places. And that was one of my most painful friendship breakups because it wasn't, Yeah. In that way. Right. But I haven't had any like

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That took so many turns.

That took so many turns.

That took so many turns.

Yeah, there's a piece of you that you're giving so many of, I mean, so many of the women in my life know things that I just would never share with anyone that I've, As a closed off person, if I've opened up to you, that already means like you mean a lot to me and that I see a future with you. And automatically, if I deem you as a friend, then that's like for life.

Yeah, there's a piece of you that you're giving so many of, I mean, so many of the women in my life know things that I just would never share with anyone that I've, As a closed off person, if I've opened up to you, that already means like you mean a lot to me and that I see a future with you. And automatically, if I deem you as a friend, then that's like for life.

Yeah, there's a piece of you that you're giving so many of, I mean, so many of the women in my life know things that I just would never share with anyone that I've, As a closed off person, if I've opened up to you, that already means like you mean a lot to me and that I see a future with you. And automatically, if I deem you as a friend, then that's like for life.

And so the idea that that gets cut off for any reason, and especially if I'm culpable or if I felt betrayed by you, that is devastating. And even in hearing this letter, this woman felt like she was even hesitant to become this person's friend to begin with. And then ultimately was just like, oh, okay, I see the value in my life.

And so the idea that that gets cut off for any reason, and especially if I'm culpable or if I felt betrayed by you, that is devastating. And even in hearing this letter, this woman felt like she was even hesitant to become this person's friend to begin with. And then ultimately was just like, oh, okay, I see the value in my life.

And so the idea that that gets cut off for any reason, and especially if I'm culpable or if I felt betrayed by you, that is devastating. And even in hearing this letter, this woman felt like she was even hesitant to become this person's friend to begin with. And then ultimately was just like, oh, okay, I see the value in my life.

But there were tinges of selfishness there just even in terms of how she saw the friendship. But it still felt like She was, in any version of this, I don't know, I don't think that she was willing to be a full friend to this woman, is the way that I read it. And that's okay, but you just have to be honest about that. You can't have it both ways.

But there were tinges of selfishness there just even in terms of how she saw the friendship. But it still felt like She was, in any version of this, I don't know, I don't think that she was willing to be a full friend to this woman, is the way that I read it. And that's okay, but you just have to be honest about that. You can't have it both ways.

But there were tinges of selfishness there just even in terms of how she saw the friendship. But it still felt like She was, in any version of this, I don't know, I don't think that she was willing to be a full friend to this woman, is the way that I read it. And that's okay, but you just have to be honest about that. You can't have it both ways.