Lots of acquaintances and two real friends is a completely normal number of people.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

The number of people you are genuinely close to was never meant to be large. Most of your contacts are, correctly, people you like and do not know well, and two who would turn up for you is a working social life rather than a shortfall. The counting only started feeling necessary once everybody could see everybody’s totals.

Stop auditing the size of your circle and look at whether those two are being maintained. Make one specific plan with one of them this week, not a vague suggestion. Let the acquaintances be exactly what they are, which is pleasant company you are not obliged to deepen.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which two people would you call first with real news?

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