I feel like my friends left me alone
I am a part of a friend group, but was particularly close to 3 members. We were all single, and it didn't seem like anyone was going to date any time soon. Which was great, as an aroace person I felt like I didn't have to worry about losing my friends to partners. Which was honestly something I was afraid of.
Then one day, two of the three suddenly started dating. To be fair, there were rumors, but they dissipated over the years since they were both adamant that they didnt like each other. So, when it did happen, it came out of nowhere. When they brought the news I already had my worries about losing not one, but TWO of my best friends. We talked about this stuff and everything seemed like it was going to be fine.
Right after the Christmas holidays happened and everyone moved back to their respective countries. Mind you, the third friend might move away forever, so I'd lose her too. And it was 3 weeks of mostly texting and calls. When it was over, the two friends were immediately spending time together. Understandable.
However, it's been barely 2 weeks and I feel already so excluded. We all used to do everything together. Not anymore. Now, they do everything together. They stopped
I get the idea, this feels rushed rather than thought through This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why this is getting picked apart Hard to say where this lands long term.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context.
I get the idea, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified
If we’re being honest, this feels rushed rather than thought through Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move Let’s see what happens next.
Trying to be fair, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
Looking at this, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back
On the surface, this feels rushed rather than thought through Let’s see what happens next.
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the follow-through is what will decide this which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s just my read on it.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do Interested to see the follow-up.
If we’re being honest, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Not gonna lie, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this comes across more reactive than planned That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
Trying to be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned Let’s see what happens next.
Looking at this, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back
Bluntly speaking, the direction makes sense but the details are messy
To be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here.
If we’re being honest, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s the part people are stuck on Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
On the surface, this feels rushed rather than thought through which turns this into more of a debate That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit which is why the comments look the way they do Time will tell. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the key detail here.
Honestly, this depends heavily on what happens next
Putting bias aside, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on Not convinced this is settled yet.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so Not convinced this is settled yet.
At first glance, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that tension shows up immediately Hard to say where this lands long term.
Not gonna lie, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
Without overthinking it, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts Hard to say where this lands long term.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back We’ll see how people react over time.
I get the idea, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
Just reading this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why this is getting picked apart Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the way this is presented changes how it lands Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the timing matters more than people admit Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Not gonna lie, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Looking at this, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what makes this interesting.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back
To be fair, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
At first glance, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
Trying to be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Stepping back, the way this is presented changes how it lands Not convinced this is settled yet.
Real talk, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that friction is hard to ignore That’s just my read on it.
From my side, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable This could age very differently in a week.
Real talk, this feels rushed rather than thought through
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Hard to say where this lands long term.
Real talk, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That part stands out.
Just reading this, this depends heavily on what happens next which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what makes this interesting. Interested to see the follow-up.
From my side, the wording alone shifts how people read this