I have a good friend of over 40 years standing. We don’t see each other much nowadays as she has moved away from the UK, but when we do meet up or phone it’s as though we have seen each other only yesterday.
Haven’t heard from her for a couple of months, nothing unusual about that, so I What’s Appd her first thing yesterday morning with a quick update of life. Usually hear back very quickly, but heard nothing all day. Thought she might be away on holiday abroad or just ‘busy’.
This is the silly bit. I start to think “Have I done or said something to cause offence? Is that why I haven’t heard anything?”
Not just her, I often wonder if I have upset someone, even though I am sure I haven’t.
So this morning I sent another brief message, just saying I wondered if she was ok.
This time, got a long, newsy reply. She had been flat out this week looking after first one GC, then another, and had just not got round to replying. She was full of news, and when I sent a quick reply, sent another long message.
Felt an idiot for even wondering if I had upset her in any way, but am I the only one who ever feels like that, even when I know it’s unjustified?
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