When someone commits suicide, social media is always rife with lots of ohhhs! ahhhs! and the fave “my dm is open” but fam, don’t fall into that trap! In this age of leaky faucet, be very mindful of who you share your secrets with
Being selective with your private information, taking extreme care when you speak, and saying only things that need to be said, especially if it comes out to the public, you can with your full chest, come out and say “I said what I said “ would set you free from unnecessary burden
In the same way that you’re keeping your life private, it is also not fair to pry into the private lives of others if you are keeping yours coded
Because ultimately, your friend who is not my friend but knows who I am should not know how I like my coffee
In this age of the screenshot geng, should anyone confide in you with very private issues, do the honorable thing by keeping their private information to yourself, even when you guys have parted ways
People have been scarred by friendship, if anyone is going to take a risk on you and allow you into their space, be their peace
A thread on Twitter made me realize that most people do not have any idea on how to keep or maintain solid friendships. You are committing to yourselves to love, protect, guide, be their accountability partner, be there always for the person, be their sense of reasoning and their go to for goofiness
Managing relationships are hard and requires intentionality, just the same way managing friendships takes effort. It matters that we be more intentional about our friendships the way we are about our romantic relationships
Friendships actually require the same level of energy one would expend in a relationship, and even more so, that’s why most times, it stands the test of time more than most relationships or even marriages
