In 2017, after my medical retirement, life became an overwhelming struggle. The weight of PTSD, anxiety, and depression confined me to the walls of my home. Then, I made a pivotal decision - I chose to seek a service dog. My loyal companion, Mylo, became my saving grace. He infused my days with purpose, pulling me from the depths of despair. With Mylo by my side, I found the strength to step beyond my front door, and in his unwavering presence, I discovered a renewed sense of hope and a source of boundless love and understanding. Mylo is more than a service dog; he is my lifeline, my confidante, and my guardian angel. His paw prints are forever etched on the canvas of my heart, a testament to the transformative power of companionship, love, and unwavering support. Today, I stand here, not alone, but surrounded by a community that understands the profound impact of a faithful friend. I am forever grateful for Mylo and the gift he has given me.
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"Drag Race" also introduced me to the contestants and best friends Bob the Drag Queen and Monét X Change. I became obsessed with Bob and Monét. I never missed an episode of their podcast or YouTube video drop. I stalked them on social media, and I bought front-row tickets when they resumed doing live shows.
While I'd always loved queer culture, my fanaticism reached a new level with Bob and Monét. One day it hit me why: They replaced the intimacy I lost when Adam left. Their friendship, which shined through every piece of entertainment they gave their audience, reminded me of Adam. He was the combination of Monét's cool and relatability and Bob's worldliness and eccentricity. Bob and Monét bantered like Adam and I did over our passionate opinions.
I'll probably never find out why Adam broke things off, but I know he'd always wanted to be around queer people. In a Washington Post column, Damon Young summed up what I suspect happened between Adam and me: "Sometimes friendships are cleared and refreshed so that a person can spend more time with newer, better (for them) friends."
Chinese leader Xi Jinping described Russian President Vladimir Putin as his "best friend" as the two met in Moscow on Wednesday at a time when U.S. relations with both countries are increasingly strained.
"In the past six years, we have met nearly 30 times. Russia is the country that I have visited the most times, and President Putin is my best friend and colleague," Xi said at a news conference during his three-day state visit to Russia.
Yesterday, Becky and I celebrated our thirty-eighth wedding anniversary, which was also our mutual 59th birthday. We got married June 5, 1985, on our 21st birthday, and every year I am more grateful that I have my best friend as my life partner. I asked her yesterday if she was ready to try for 38 more years, and she said yes! Relationships are not all roses and Valentines. It takes hard work to make a marriage work as a true partnership. But what an amazing payoff, to have someone who knows you so well, has been with you through all the changes, knows you and puts up with you even at your worst, and still loves you! I often compare a long marriage to a mature apple tree. The trunk is sturdier. The branches provide the best shade. And the fruit is sweeter. In honor of our Birthaversary, here is a selection of photos of us over the years:
My best friend and I have been best friends since elementary school. If we end up going to the same college together, should I dorm with her or try meeting someone new? I of course would still be close with her either way, so do I try to branch out or dorm with someone I already know? #college-advice #dorms
There are benefits to either scenario. Living with your best friend does make things a bit more comfortable. You know you can share space with her and trust her with your valuables. However, it may also limit your possibilities of meeting new people. You may only want to spend time with her and not branch out. If you both decide to room with other people, you have a built in opportunity to grow your social circle. It maybe outside of your comfort zone. However, taking a risk can pay off in the end. You want to have your own college experience and be able share it with your friend. I lived with different people three of my four years away at college. It was a great experience and still keep in touch with a few of my roommates.
I would go with the safe bet - the best friend! You will have plenty of opportunity to meet new people, but, if you don't hit it off with them, at least you won't be stuck living with them! That's just my take, let's see what others say!
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? Cats&Dogs, Seasons
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just try having a Sim make 2 best friends.
What happens when the bug occurs? Once the Sim makes a second best friend, the sim "loses touch" with the other best friend.
What do you expect to see? In real life, we have more than just one best friend. I want to see that in the game as well. It is a life simulation after all.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Never used.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
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What I don't understand is why every sim that reaches a certain friendship level with your sim, asks to be your best friend. If you already have one and say 'no', then they get sad and friendship level drops. And why the seemingly harsh response choice: "no way"?! That's just mean. I'd rather say something along the lines of "hey, you're a really good friend that I don't want to lose, but I have a best friend already".
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We got an email last week from someone who lost a friend. Not just any friend died, her best friend died. The kind of friend that is family. You know the kind of friend I mean. Here is a little clip from her email:
I have had a terrible time finding anything online about losing your best friend. She was my closest, dearest friend for 25+ years. We lived less than a mile apart. We were like Oprah and Gayle best friends, you know? We vacationed together, etc. She was never married and I'm divorced, so we didn't have the distraction of families. I have a son but she was childless and loved my son like her own. He's grown, though, so we were able to hang out daily as best friends often do when they're younger, before marriages, etc.
Of course she is right, we know she is certainly not the only person dealing with this. Yet off the top of my head, I couldn't remember reading many articles specifically on coping when a best friend dies. This, of course, inspired me to do a Google search to see what's out there. That turned up a few sites on losing a pet (your other best friend) . . .
Anyway, all of this is just to say that this post is not going to be about all the general ways to deal with grief. We have a zillion other posts on coping with grief in a zillion different ways. All types of loss have their unique challenges and this post is going to be about what makes dealing with the loss of a friend uniquely difficult. Ready?
Aristotle described deep friendship saying, "What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies". Plato reflected deeply and extensively on the nature of friendship and love. Thousands of years later, psychologists are helping us understand why friendship is so important.
We know from a review of 148 studies on friendship that there is a 50% increased likelihood of survival for participants with stronger social relationships. Yup, people with good friends live longer and are healthier! Spending time with friends actually reduces stress in women by increasing their oxytocin levels, friendship has been linked with lower rates of hypertension and heart disease and women with breast cancer who had close friendships were found to live longer than those who did not.
I can throw all this friendship data at you, I can share the CS Lewis quote I love, Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... it has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival", but at the end of the day it is something that feels impossible to describe.
Friendship is deep and powerful and amazing, but it is hard to really explain why. If you have a close friend you just know what I mean. No surprise, when a friend dies, like when a family member dies, we don't "get over it". We learn to live with it. It may get different, it may get easier, but it is always with us.
You know that your friend is family, that you love them as deeply, maybe even more deeply than your brother or your mom. Plato and Aristotle knew. But society in general? That is another story. Society often values family relationships over friendships. There is a weight given to your relationship with your parents or siblings or grandparents or spouse that comes from the title alone.
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