the hardest part about letting go of a friendship is losing the intimacy…the special club that knows the secret passwords and handshakes…hell…that knows the secrets. saying goodbye, even for good and healthy reasons, doesn’t make that transition to stranger and bystander any easier.
all of a sudden this person who still knows the heart of you and who you still know the heart of, exists in a world where you do not. you do not exchange joys and pains – you do not comfort or rejoice with…they are just there…this person you used to know, who used to know you.
the problem about saying goodbye is that you don’t just lose the hurtful or scary parts, you leave the beautiful and intelligent parts – the parts you came to love…
Tags: friends, me-ness, transition
well said. I too am no stranger to this revelation.