Dear Divani girl:

You are welcome. I am glad he expressed some guilt to you for his wrongdoing to you. And that you eat healthier, exercise more, meditate and socialize… selectively

Got to be selective in regard to who you interact with, and to what the interaction is about. If a friend is not comforting, but instead increases your distress by pointing the finger of blame at you when you are weak and vulnerable, well, that is not a friend, is it.

No substitute to empathy, as something we need from others. Of course, we have to share our distress in moderation so to not overwhelm another, but in moderation, empathy given and received is irreplaceable in a friendship or another close relationship.

anita