The female friendships I have are developing, in that i’ve had more open conversations with them, and they’re more interested in me as a person all of a sudden.
There might be some attraction at play here, but it does feel like the connection, authenticity, and getting needs met scripting is what’s at play here - it would be incongruent and awkward for them to be anything more than just friends, but they’re all of a sudden providing an emotional support in my life as friends.
I’m being more authentic and open as well which is certainly helping things progress. I just don’t feel as closed off. I can share truths with people and talk about it, not to fix it, just to get support and share. (So long as i don’t bitch about it and have a victim mindset. Sharing can be open but brief).
Multiple different women giving some combination of more mutual effort put into our relationship, more effort into making it feel equal, and/or more effort into making me feel appreciated/supported.
Some graciously accepted the invite to the event that inspired me to reach out to them, and others weren’t able to make that specific one, but put extra effort into letting me know they would have if they could have, and then trying to make other plans.
That’s just so freaking nice you know?
To invite someone to something and then to hear hey I can’t come but what are your hobbies we should all do something?