... people in my life. When I met these people we knew that it wasn't going to be a one-time thing. It was the same situation for each of the three friendships, one person thinking that the other hates them or doesn't like them much. After we talked about it, each time, whether it was one of them or me, we ... three people are about the only people who I can really tell things to. Most of the time, I don't even have to tell them anything, because they are so true, and so close to me, that they just know what is going on and what is wrong or what is right. It is both good and bad to confide ...

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Approval or Control? The search for true freedom is what all my communications are ultimately about -- freedom of the self and from the self. Freedom of the self means literal freedom: freedom from oppressive environments and relationships, ... willing to change our definition of friendship. When we negotiate an expectation with another person we also have to realize that people are not always in touch with what is true for them. We may say on thing when we really mean something else. We don't intentionally lie to one another but our "truth" often changes based upon internal or external ... ...

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