anita,

moreso than being liked, they care. for example, when i first moved here, i lost some weight. they noticed one day when we were out for lunch and stated, “you face looks sunken in. are you sure youre eating enough? what are you eating?” – NO ONE has ever showed concern for me this way. it was …. a very new feeling for me. i was not being yelled at. i was just being asked bc they were concerned. they even offered to cook for me so that i obtain a better, healthy diet. it was very sweet.

regarding C – i told her we can hang out today instead since i said no for tomorrow. she does not seem thrilled..how shall i go about dealing with this…unaware, angry, insecure C. (When I say it like that, it seems like…why would you even go?)…