Your childhood neglect is at the heart of this, says Annalisa Barbieri. Try to give that little girl in you what she needs now, rather than hoping your friends will
I have a wonderful husband, happy children, good health and a close relationship with my family. But I’ve always struggled with friendship.
Every time life has changed (new job, change of home) I have a new optimism that this time I’ll get it right. I long for the joys of getting to know people, of laughing and sharing together, or even just casual conversations. But whatever the reasons, something always seems to go wrong and the pattern repeats: I meet people I hope I could be good friends with – fun, kind, interesting, down to earth people – and we get on for a while, but slowly and surely I feel myself being pushed away. Texts and emails go unanswered. Invitations turned down. The spark fizzles and the friendship dies.
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