Nobody fully gets you. That’s not a problem. That’s depth.

Being understood completely is not really on offer to anyone, because most of what happens inside you never makes it into words. That gap can feel like loneliness, especially late at night. It is also just what having an interior is: there is more of you than fits in any conversation.

Aim to be known in pieces rather than known entirely. One person who gets your humor, one who gets your ambition, one who has seen you at your worst and stayed. Added together, that is less alone than any single perfect friend could make you.