DAE Feel the Urge to Connect with an Old Friend Again but at the Same Time Feel Afraid/Relunctant? What do you do in these cases?
Sometimes an old friend randomly pops up in my mind and the thought of catching up with them feels good. But at the same time it feels overwhelming, like I’m stepping out of bounds of some sorts.
Side Note: I’m using Jerboa for Lemmy and I’m not able to do text posts, hence the gorgeous Across the Spider-Verse image. How do I do a text post?
Just leave the image line blank for a txt post.
And yes that’s a very natural feeling, particularly for introverts. I’ve always found its better to push past it and reach out anyway.
How do you push past it though? I just keep thinking that we’d bore each other out or something.
The generally worst case scenario is that you’ll be bored and (will continue to) not see or talk to that person after. Maybe a few hours are wasted. You no longer have to wonder what if.
Best case scenario the friendship rekindles fully.
Little to lose. Lots to gain. Why not reach out?
Same way you force yourself to do anything else you really don’t want to do for some reason.
Usually I start with small talk and mention such and such thing I saw reminded me of them and wanted to share it with them.