Went and saw Midwinter Break.

It's a small tale.
Set in the present.
The acting, dialogue and camerawork are so good that they were pretty much invisible to me.

If you're doing, or have done, marriage then I'm interested in what you feel about the movie and the subjects raised.

"What of the subjects raised are most important in your view?"

#Marriage #InterpersonalRelationships #Friendships #MidwinterBreakMovie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwinter_Break

Oh my best friend Rina, I love you.

#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #iloveyou #loveyou #mybestfriend #mybestie #myfriend #bestfriend #bestfriends #bestie #besties #friend #friends #love #romance #mylove #romanticlove #platoniclove #romanticfriendship #platonicfriendship #friendship #friendships #relationship #relationships #friendshipismagic #frienddate #frienddating #romantic #platonic #ilovemyfriend #ilovemybestfriend #ilovemybestie

I don't know for sure but I think I just lost a #friend over being too #forgiving in the moment.

Sorry not sorry. I don't stand for what I can't #become as such.

I do what I can to #embrace all #people who #appreciate who I am. It's all I can do, and if that #means my #contribution towards #friendships isn't meant to #last then so #be it. But if it does, they're really #rare and I #cherish them because they're very easy to #lose over #something you thought you could #understand at the time.

I'll #say this.

All #echo #chambers are the #primary #reason as to why a #friendship falls apart. Because I've seen this #effect everyone to the point of no #return possible, and honestly...you can't get along with people who spend more of their #time invested into something other than what you are doing with that person together. And I don't think I'm alone in wishing that at times, such an #investment cultivates #familiarity over #routine on a continuous basis.

But you know what? I still appreciate the chance to #care for all it is #worth as such. I do my best to live #life with no #regrets to count on #growing without me there to #manage them.

It's my own #fault for putting a bit of my #soul into everything I do alongside my #heart and #mind accordingly. And as afar as I #know there's no #changing that, at least in a very easy way.

If you ever truly #need #friends by your side, you'll know whether they're people you can #count on or not, by the way they #treat your #ambitions as an #individual person.

You can still #respect someone if they do not #acknowledge that you have any. But the chances of you becoming #close, are not as great.

With that being said, you do not need to #support the same #ambition someone else does, in order to be friends. You just need to set your #ego aside so that such a person can fulfill their #desire the best way they know how to.

That's what I do, and I carry a lot of #weight because of it. All of the #memories set aside because the soul wasn't ready to let go of the ones #entrapping their #conscious #focus throughout seemingly more #important issues outside of my #control in all of the #moments they last.

Putting my best #self forward, means respecting that and not forcing the #matter at hand. It doesn't make that #feeling go away, born of lost #opportunity at the #core of #potential #reciprocity as such.

But yes #indeed I know #hope is not so easily broken by #fragile #futility alone. Which is why I continue to #forgive but not #forget all of the ways life makes a different #path #unfold into #being by the #presence of #purpose for everyone.

"On the surface, it doesn’t seem like a big deal. You hang out, have a few laughs. What’s wrong with that? But when you think about it, catch-ups can leave you feeling hollow. “You spend the entire time downloading life updates rather than actually being present together or creating new memories,” she tells Bustle."

https://www.bustle.com/wellness/catch-up-culture-friendships

#wellness #relationships #friendships #communication #support

It's Friday, the #weather is improving with rising temperatures. Folks are starting to organise a #gardenparty, inviting #friends to pop over. Remember, #life is too short to not indulge in #friendships, good food, and laughter.

#door #twofive #advice #photography #Ludwigshafen #Germany

Psychology: Who dont maintain many close friends, learned independence too early

https://www.bolde.com/psychology-says-people-who-dont-maintain-many-close-friends-often-learned-independence-too-early/

#HackerNews #Psychology #Independence #Friendships #MentalHealth #PersonalGrowth

Onscreen, the red flags of a toxic friendship can be dramatic and seem obvious. But in real life, they’re not always easy to spot.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/is-my-friend-group-toxic-heres-how-to-tell-and-what-to-do-if-it-is

#toxic #redflags #friendships

  this is so true and comes highly recommended  

" #intergenerational #friendships contribute to healthy development and wellbeing "

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/intergenerational-friendships-bridge-divide/106360088