15 Myths About Sweet People - Page 9
We’ll drop everything for your crisis
Though I want to be there for my friends in need, I do have boundaries. So if a friend calls me in a panic, wanting to hang out because she just broke up with her on-again-off-again boyfriend who she’s dumped five times, I’m not dropping the nice evening I’ve planned with my husband to rush to her side. I will look at my calendar, find free time, and we can schedule time to talk then. In all likelihood, she’ll be back with the guy by then anyways and it’ll be a lost point.