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CLOSE FRIENDS
They say you can count your best friends on one hand. You can probably count your ‘real’ best friends on two thumbs.
When I turned 40 I had a party. I did what I guess everyone does when they have a bash and wrote a list of everyone I wanted to invite. The number became too big, so we looked at ways to reduce it. We began by writing a list of friends we simply couldn’t have the party without and we ended up with our final list.
The whole exercise made me reflect on the final invite lists I would make and what kind of friend I am. I’m sure I’ve let some of my friends down at one time or another and I must rub some people up the wrong way. I do my best to be a good friend as I know all too well what it feels like when friends ...
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