Loneliness
Dear Rina, I've been going on this incredible journey of self-discovery this past year. It's been a lot of hills and MANY valleys, but I wanted to write to you today on the topic of loneliness. The first letter I wrote to you centered around this. I struggled with this idea of what friendship was and why I had such a hard time understanding my place in this world with people such as what I meant to people and what they meant to me. I think from a young age, we're told that "your friends are forever" and friendship is basically defined your value in life. I think that's why I always had problems when my friendships seemed to fail and I wondered if this was a direct reflection on me. If my friendship failed, does that mean I'm a bad person? It took me a while, but I finally realized that I should be holding my friends to a higher standard. I should be as critical about my friendships as I am about my romantic relationships. Matthew Hussey (the guy I m...