The Delicate Art of Commiseration
A birthday conversation with an old friend
2 min readSep 30, 2021
On my birthday, I received a nice call from an old friend. Though life has interrupted the regularity and frequency of our contacts, it hasn’t diminished its basis. We slid into easy, open conversation.
That’s an identifying trait of friendships, isn’t it? How guarded you feel? How authentic you can be?
